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Candied

adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    coated or encrusted with sugar
  2. 2
    preserved in sugar or syrup by baking till it becomes translucent

    "Hot cross buns contain chopped candied fruit."

  3. 3
    Pleasing, flattering. figuratively

    "Hamlet: No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, / And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee / Where thrift may follow fawning."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar wordnet
  2. 2
    encrusted with sugar or syrup wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of candy form-of, participle, past

    "We candied some apples to get ready for the party."

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