saccharine
adjective
[ ˈsakərʌɪn ]
• excessively sweet or sentimental.
• "saccharine music"
Similar:
sentimental,
over-sentimental,
over-emotional,
mawkish,
cloying,
sickly,
sugary,
syrupy,
sickening,
nauseating,
maudlin,
lachrymose,
banal,
trite,
mushy,
slushy,
sloppy,
schmaltzy,
weepy,
cutesy,
lovey-dovey,
gooey,
drippy,
sloshy,
soupy,
treacly,
cheesy,
corny,
icky,
sick-making,
toe-curling,
soppy,
twee,
cornball,
sappy,
hokey,
three-hanky,
• relating to or containing sugar; sugary.
saccharine
noun
• another term for saccharin.
Origin:
late 17th century: from modern Latin saccharum + -ine1.
