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oversugared

oversugared adjective: excessively sugared. Also the simple past and past participle of oversugar.

Adjective

oversugared (comparative more oversugared, superlative most oversugared)

  1. Excessively sugared.
    • This is often associated with significant nutritional depletion, such as in the case of oversugared cereals, snack foods, and TV dinners, where large proportions of the retail price are for costs of packaging and advertising.1978, Hazel Henderson, Creating Alternative Futures: The End of Economics, page 102
    Synonyms:
    oversugary

Also used as

oversugared is also the simple past and past participle of oversugar.

Synonyms of oversugared

Forms of oversugared

comparativemore oversugared
superlativemost oversugared

Origin of oversugared

From over- + sugared.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about oversugared

What does oversugared mean?
Oversugared means excessively sugared.
What part of speech is oversugared?
Oversugared is an adjective.

Words near oversugared in the dictionary

  1. oversufficiencies
  2. oversufficiency
  3. oversufficient
  4. oversufficiently
  5. oversugar
  6. oversugared
  7. oversugaring
  8. oversugars
  9. oversugary
  10. oversuit
  11. oversuits

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