cloyingly

cloy  (kloi)

v. cloyed, cloy·ing, cloys

v.tr.

To cause distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet; surfeit.

v.intr.

To be too filling, rich, or sweet.

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[Short for obsolete accloy, to clog, from Middle English acloien, from Old French encloer, to drive a nail into, from Medieval Latin inclvre : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Latin clvre, to nail (from clvus, nail).]

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cloying·ly adv.

cloying·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

cloyingly - in an overly sweet manner