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cloyless

cloyless adjective: that does not cloy; uncloying.

Adjective

cloyless (not comparable)

  1. That does not cloy; uncloying.
    • Epicurean cooks
      Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite,
      That sleep and feeding may prorogue his honour
      Even till a Lethe'd dullness-c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Origin of cloyless

From cloy + -less.

Questions about cloyless

What does cloyless mean?
Cloyless means that does not cloy; uncloying.
What part of speech is cloyless?
Cloyless is an adjective.

Words near cloyless in the dictionary

  1. cloyest
  2. cloyeth
  3. cloying
  4. cloyingly
  5. cloyingness
  6. cloyless
  7. cloyment
  8. cloyne
  9. cloys
  10. cloysome
  11. cloyster

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