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Definition of cloyingly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cloyingly

adverb
 
/ˈklɔɪɪŋli/
 
/ˈklɔɪɪŋli/
(formal)
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  1. in a way that is so sweet that it is unpleasant
  2. in a way that uses emotion in a very obvious way, so that the result is unpleasant
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