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sac·cha·rine  audio  (skr-n, --rn, --rn) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of sugar or saccharin; sweet.
  2. Having a cloyingly sweet attitude, tone, or character: a saccharine smile.
  3. Excessively sentimental: "It was enough for him to rely on sentiment . . . and saccharine assertions about The Home" (Kate Millett).


OTHER FORMS:
saccha·rine·ly (Adverb), saccha·rini·ty   (--rn-t) KEY  (Noun)


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