cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
“Too much spicy food cloyed his appetite”
adjective
overly sweet
Word Forms
surfeit
noun
eating until excessively full
saccharinity
noun
the excessive sweetness of saccharin
treacle
noun
a pale cane syrup
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
süßlich
Versorgung oder Futter zur Übersättigung
🇫🇷French
écoeurant
fournir ou nourrir pour faire saillie
🇪🇸Spanish
empalagoso
suministrar o alimentar hasta el exceso
🇮🇹Italian
stucchevole
fornire o nutrire a sazietà
🇳🇱Dutch
klonterig
aanbod of voer tot overdaad
🇵🇹Portuguese
enjoativo
fornecer ou alimentar até o excesso
🇷🇺Russian
приторный
снабжать или кормить до избытка
India
🇧🇩Bengali
ক্লোয়িং
সরবরাহ বা surfeit ফিড
🇮🇳Marathi
क्लोइंग
surfeit ला पुरवठा किंवा खाद्य
🇮🇳Gujarati
ક્લોઇંગ
surfeit માટે સપ્લાય અથવા ફીડ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ക്ലോയിംഗ്
സർഫിറ്റിലേക്ക് വിതരണം ചെയ്യുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഭക്ഷണം നൽകുക
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
令人腻味的
供应或饲料过剩
🇯🇵Japanese
うっとうしい
満腹に供給または供給する
🇰🇷Korean
클로킹
과잉 공급 또는 공급
🇻🇳Vietnamese
giả vờ
cung cấp hoặc cung cấp thức ăn cho người thừa
🇹🇭Thai
กำลังร้องไห้
อุปทานหรืออาหารที่จะท่อง
🇮🇩Indonesian
menjengkelkan
pasokan atau pakan ke surfeit
🇵🇭Filipino
nakakaloko
supply o feed sa surfeit
🇲🇾Malay
membosankan
membekalkan atau memberi makan kepada surfeit
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متخم
العرض أو التغذية للتخمة
🇹🇷Turkish
iğrenç
doymak için tedarik veya besleme
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'cloying'?
The primary meaning of 'cloying' is 'supply or feed to surfeit'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cloying' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'cloying' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'cloying' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'cloying' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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