sugary

«sugary» in Mova's school dictionary: Containing a lot of sugar, or tasting very sweet: sugary… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (sugary, more sugary, most sugary; also sugarier)

meaning for a pupil

1) Containing a lot of sugar, or tasting very sweet: sugary drinks, sugary cereal. tree →

2) Too sweet or sentimental in a way that seems false: a sugary smile, a sugary film. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health lessons, sugary foods and drinks (sweets, fizzy drinks, many juices and cakes) give quick energy but can cause tooth decay and weight problems if eaten often. Bacteria in the mouth feed on sugar and make acid that damages tooth enamel; brushing twice a day and choosing water or milk helps. Food labels show how much sugar is in a product. In stories, a "sugary" voice may hide a trick. Phrases: "sugary drinks", "sugary snacks", "cut down on sugary food", "sugary treats".

examples

• Sugary drinks are bad for your teeth. tree →
• Have water instead of a sugary drink. tree →
• This cereal is very sugary. tree →
• Sugary snacks are okay sometimes, not every day. tree →
• The witch spoke in a sugary voice to trick Hansel and Gretel. tree →
• Brush your teeth after eating something sugary. tree →
• Check the label to see how sugary a yoghurt is. tree →
• The film was a bit sugary for my taste. tree →

note

Spelling: sugar + y = sugary. Comparisons: "more sugary" is more common than "sugarier". "Sugary" is not the same as "sweet": some sweet things use sweeteners instead of sugar. In maths problems with labels, "15 g of sugar per 100 g" means 15 out of every 100 grams is sugar.

In the corpora

• Maple syrup comes from the sugary sap of the sugar maple tree in Canada and the USA.
• Wild rabbits mostly eat grass, clover and leafy plants; carrots are sugary and should be only a small treat for pet rabbits.
• Honey hardly ever goes off, because it is so sugary and dry that germs cannot grow in it.
• As sugar dissolves you can see wavy streams, because the sugary water bends light differently from plain water.
• Yeast in warm sugary water wakes up, eats the sugar and foams; water that is too hot kills yeast.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sugary» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.