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Definition of Sugary
1. Adjective. Containing sugar. "He eats too much sugary food"
Also: Sweet, Sweet
Derivative terms: Sugariness, Sugariness
Antonyms: Sugarless
Definition of Sugary
1. a. Resembling or containing sugar; tasting of sugar; sweet.
Definition of Sugary
1. Adjective. Of food, drink, etc, containing or covered with a large amount of sugar ¹
2. Adjective. Of behavior, exaggeratedly sweet and pleasant, often to the point of aversion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sugary
1. containing or resembling sugar [adj -ARIER, -ARIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sugary
Literary usage of Sugary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Martin Doyle. [pseud.] by Martin Doyle (1836)
"Middle-sized, ovate, yellow and cinnamon, crisp and sugary. ... Thomson's Pear—Long
oval, light yellow and russet, flesh melting, sugary, and perfumed, ..."
2. The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: Or, The Culture, Propagation, and by Andrew Jackson Downing (1859)
"Flesh yellowish, buttery, juicy, somewhat granular, with a sugary, ... Flesh very
fine, melting, buttery, sugary, juice abundant, slightly acidulated. ..."
3. The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: Or, The Culture, Propagation, and by Andrew Jackson Downing (1845)
"The fruit of the d'Aremberg has a short, or thicker stalk, usually bent to one
side ; its flavour is vinous, instead of sugary, and its wood is stronger, ..."
4. The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: Or, The Culture, Propagation, and by Andrew Jackson Downing (1855)
"Flesh white, a little gritty near the core, but very juicy and melting, with a
sugary, aromatic flavour. November and December. 215. KNIGHT'S MONARCH. ..."
5. The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America: Or, The Culture, Propagation, and by Andrew Jackson Downing, Charles Downing (1860)
"... inserted in a small, abrupt cavity. Calyx open, scarcely sunk, basin very small.
Flesh yellowish, slightly granular, melting, juicy, with a sugary, ..."
6. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1859)
"... are to be found in the stalks, as well as the husks, and can be obtained after
all the sugary liquid has been expressed from "*cm. ..."
7. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1858)
"... as well as the husks, and can be obtained after all the sugary liquid has been
expressed from them. The red coloring matter which 1J. ..."
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