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cloyingly

Part of Speech: Adverb

Definition:

1. In an excessively sweet or sugary manner.

2. In an excessively sentimental or overdone manner.

3. In a way that causes disgust or an unpleasantly excessive feeling.

Examples:

1. The cake was cloyingly sweet, leaving a sickly aftertaste in my mouth.

2. The movie's ending was cloyingly romantic, with an abundance of clichéd lines.

3. The perfume's scent was cloyingly overpowering, making it difficult to breathe.

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