saccharine vs sugary

saccharine

adj
  • Excessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness; sickly sweet, syrupy. 

  • Resembling granulated sugar; saccharoid. 

  • Of or relating to saccharin (“a white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products”). 

noun
  • Sentimentalism. 

sugary

adj
  • Of behavior, exaggeratedly sweet and pleasant, often to the point of aversion. 

  • Of food, drink, etc, containing or covered with a large amount of sugar 

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