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sugar-coated

sugar-coated is the simple past and past participle of sugar-coat.

sugar-coated is the alternative form of sugarcoated.

Meaning of sugarcoated

Adjective

sugarcoated (comparative more sugarcoated, superlative most sugarcoated)

  1. (literally) Coated with sugar.
  2. (figuratively, idiomatic) Made superficially more attractive, possibly to conceal flaws or faults.

Forms of sugar-coated

comparativemore sugar-coated
superlativemost sugar-coated

Phrases with sugar-coated

Questions about sugar-coated

What is sugar-coated the simple past and past participle of?
Sugar-coated is the simple past and past participle of sugar-coat.

Words near sugar-coated in the dictionary

  1. sugar-butter sauces
  2. sugar-candian
  3. sugar-cane
  4. sugar-canes
  5. sugar-coat
  6. sugar-coated
  7. sugar-coated liver
  8. sugar-coated spleen
  9. sugar-coating
  10. sugar-coats
  11. sugar-cube

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