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saccharine

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saccharine
—saccharinely, adv. —saccharinity /sak'euh rin"i tee/, n.
/sak"euhr in, -euh reen', -euh ruyn'/, adj.
1. of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
2. containing or yielding sugar.
3. very sweet to the taste; sugary: a saccharine dessert.
4. cloyingly agreeable or ingratiating: a saccharine personality.
5. exaggeratedly sweet or sentimental: a saccharine smile; a saccharine song of undying love.
[1665-75; SACCHAR- + -INE1]

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