GRE Word List
CLOYING
distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
The meaning of the word cloying is distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess.
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