Standard Lemma guide

sugary

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Australian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃʊɡəɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Scotland: /ˈʃʉɡəɾe/
  • Northern-Ireland: /ˈʃʉɡəɹe/
  • CMU ARPABET: SH UH1 G ER0 IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of food, drink, etc., containing or covered with a large amount of sugar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sugared

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Exaggeratedly sweet and pleasant, often to the point of aversion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Fond of sweets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A place where maple-juice is manufactured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A place where sugar is manufactured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

containing sugar

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he eats too much sugary food

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: sugarless

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh2 Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor. Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor. Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor. Old Italian zuccherobor. Old French çucrebor. Middle English sugre English sugar Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English sugary From sugar + -y.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: захарен (zaharen) — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Esperanto: sukera — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Estonian: magus — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Finnish: sokerinen — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • French: mielleux — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • German: gezuckert — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • German: zuckerhaltig — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Hindi: मीठा (mīṭhā) — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Hungarian: cukros — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Icelandic: sætur — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Ido: sukra — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Ido: sukrizita — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Italian: zuccherino — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Italian: zuccheroso — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Italian: mellifluo — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Italian: sdolcinato — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Italian: mieloso — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Italian: zuccherifero — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Japanese: 甘い (amai) — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Ladino: dulse — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sukkerholdig — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Papiamentu: dushi — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Polish: cukrowy — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Portuguese: açucarado — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Romanian: mieros — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Russian: сла́дкий (sládkij) — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Northern Sami: njálggat — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Scottish Gaelic: milis — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Spanish: dulce — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Ukrainian: солодкий (solodkyj) — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • Urdu: میٹھا (mīṭhā) — covered with or containing a large amount of sugar
  • German: zuckrig — excessively sweet
  • German: süßlich — excessively sweet
  • German: übersüßt — excessively sweet
  • Polish: przesłodzony — excessively sweet
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