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sac·cha·rine
 saccharine
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- pronunciation:
- sae
k
rihn
[or]
sae
k
raIn
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of sugar or saccharin; sweet, esp. excessively sweet.
Many customers were not happy with the saccharine taste of the barbecue sauce. |
| definition 2: |
excessively or falsely sweet in manner; oversentimental; cloying.
This birthday card has a beautiful design, but the greeting is too saccharine.I usually like her romance novels, but the last one was so saccharine that I couldn't take it seriously.- similar words:
- sweet
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| related words: |
sweet |
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| derivation: |
saccharinely (adv.) |
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