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sugarcoated

sug·ar·coat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoo g-er-koht]
    • /ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shoo g-er-koht]
    • /ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊt/

Definitions of sugarcoated word

  • verb with object sugarcoated to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill. 1
  • verb with object sugarcoated to make (something difficult or distasteful) appear more pleasant or acceptable: There was no way to sugarcoat the bad news. 1

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Origin of sugarcoated

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; sugar + coat

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sugarcoated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sugarcoated popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sugarcoated usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sugarcoated

adj sugarcoated

  • candied — Food such as candied fruit has been covered with sugar or has been cooked in sugar syrup.
  • honeyed — of, like, or pertaining to honey; sweet.

verb sugarcoated

  • glozed — Simple past tense and past participle of gloze.

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