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sugarcoated

sugarcoated adjective: coated with sugar.

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 sugarcoated

comparativemore sugarcoated
superlativemost sugarcoated
alternative formsugar coated
alternative formsugar-coated

Origin of sugarcoated

From sugar + coated.

Words formed from sugarcoated

Phrases with sugarcoated

Questions about sugarcoated

What does sugarcoated mean?
Sugarcoated means coated with sugar.
What part of speech is sugarcoated?
Sugarcoated is an adjective.

Words near sugarcoated in the dictionary

  1. sugarcane soldier fly
  2. sugarcanes
  3. sugarcoat
  4. sugarcoat a bitter pill
  5. sugarcoat the pill
  6. sugarcoated
  7. sugarcoated a bitter pill
  8. sugarcoated the pill
  9. sugarcoating
  10. sugarcoating a bitter pill
  11. sugarcoating the pill

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