cloying
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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.
[Short for obsolete accloy, to clog, from Middle English acloien, from Old French encloer, to drive a nail into, from Medieval Latin inclāvāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin clāvāre, to nail (from clāvus, nail).]
cloy′ing·ly adv.
cloy′ing·ness n.
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cloying
(ˈklɔɪɪŋ)adj
initially pleasurable or sweet but wearying in excess
ˈcloyingly adv
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cloy•ing
(ˈklɔɪ ɪŋ)adj.
1. causing distaste or disgust through excess.
2. overly ingratiating or sentimental.
[1540–50]
cloy′ing•ly, adv.
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