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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoo g-er-koht]
- /ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sugarcoated
adj sugarcoated
verb sugarcoated
- glozed — Simple past tense and past participle of gloze.
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