Oversweet
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Too sweet; excessively sweet.
"Operetta is tricky: potentially as sparkling and sophisticated as Champagne, it is often produced today as a kind of Kool-Aid punch, overbright and oversweet and with very little appeal to a discriminating audience."
Example
More examples"Operetta is tricky: potentially as sparkling and sophisticated as Champagne, it is often produced today as a kind of Kool-Aid punch, overbright and oversweet and with very little appeal to a discriminating audience."
Etymology
From over- + sweet.
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