saccharine
adjective
sac·cha·rine
ˈsa-k(ə-)rən 
-kə-ˌrēn,
-kə-ˌrīn
1
a
: of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
saccharine taste
b
: yielding or containing sugar
saccharine vegetables
2
: overly or sickishly sweet
saccharine flavor
3
: ingratiatingly or affectedly agreeable or friendly
4
: overly sentimental : mawkish
a saccharine love story
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Examples of saccharine in a Sentence
the movie was funny, but it had a saccharine ending in which everyone lives happily ever after
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Fortunately, future generations moved on from the saccharine song.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
All this could easily have turned saccharine without Pasolini’s lightness of touch and without such superb casting.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
All this could easily have turned saccharine without Pasolini’s lightness of touch and without such superb casting.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
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saccharine
adjective
sac·cha·rine
ˈsak-(ə-)rən
-ə-ˌrēn,
-ə-ˌrīn
1
a
: of, relating to, or resembling sugar or its characteristics
saccharine taste
b
: producing or containing sugar
saccharine fluids
2
: overly sweet
a saccharine smile
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