saccharine

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Sentimental or romantic to the point of ridiculousness
Excessively sweet in action or disposition; syrupy
Of or relating to saccharin or sugar
{a} like or pertaining to sugar
Of or pertaining to sugar; having the qualities of sugar; producing sugar; sweet; as, a saccharine taste; saccharine matter
disapproval You describe something as saccharine when you find it unpleasantly sweet and sentimental. a saccharine sequel to the Peter Pan story = sickly. too romantic in a way that seems silly and insincere (saccharum; SACCHARIN)
A trade name for benzoic sulphinide
{i} calorie-free sugar substitute for sufferers of diabetes and for those who are dieting
overly sweet
{s} sweet-tasting; pertaining to sugar; yielding sugar; resembling sugar, similar to sugar; overly sentimental
saccharous
saccharine
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