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Definition of Sugarcoat
1. Verb. Coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze.
Generic synonyms: Dulcify, Dulcorate, Edulcorate, Sweeten
Derivative terms: Glaze
2. Verb. Cause to appear more pleasant or appealing. "The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts"
Definition of Sugarcoat
1. Verb. (transitive) To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sugarcoat
1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sugarcoat
Literary usage of Sugarcoat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Mexico by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Thomas Savage, Joseph Joshua Peatfield (1883)
"... in short to sugarcoat the pill. While several religious chronicles have been
the guide for the main subject, ..."
2. As I Remember: Recollections of American Society During the Nineteenth Century by Mrs. Marian Campbell Gouverneur (1911)
"The inquiring social aspirant had a head well-denuded of hair, and Mr. Travers,
after a moment 's hesitation, wittingly replied: '' sugarcoat your head and ..."
3. Educational Problems by Granville Stanley Hall (1911)
"... if to sugarcoat a bitter pill. Like so many text-books for the lower grade,
the teacher is left almost nothing whatever to do save to follow directions. ..."
4. Educational Problems by Granville Stanley Hall (1911)
"... as if to sugarcoat a bitter pill. Like so many text-books for the lower grade,
the teacher is left almost nothing whatever to do save to follow ..."
5. Educational Problems by Granville Stanley Hall (1911)
"... chickens, thermometers, coins, ice blocks, Christmas tree, coasting, bonbon
boxes, cordwood, a picnic—all as if to sugarcoat a bitter pill. ..."
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