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saccharine

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK/'sรฆkำ™rain, -ri:n/๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ US
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Definitions

adj.

Excessively sweet in taste or manner; sickly sentimental

่ฟ‡็”œ็š„๏ผ›็”œ่…ป็š„๏ผ›่ฟ‡ๅˆ†ๅฅ‰ๆ‰ฟ็š„

n.

An artificial sweetener; saccharin

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๐Ÿงฉ Root Breakdown

Root-derived
saccharroot
+
ineof, relating to, resembling
=saccharine

Common Collocations

  • 1.saccharine smile็”œ่…ป็š„ๅพฎ็ฌ‘
  • 2.saccharine sentiment็Ÿซๆƒ…็š„ๆƒ…ๆ„Ÿ
  • 3.[saccharine tone]็”œ่…ป็š„่ฏญๆฐ”
  • 4.saccharine romance่ฟ‡ไบŽ็”œ่œœ็š„็ˆฑๆƒ…ๆ•…ไบ‹

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The film's saccharine ending felt forced and unconvincing to most critics.

  • 2.

    His saccharine compliments made her uncomfortable rather than flattered.

  • 3.

    The novel avoids saccharine sentimentality, offering a more honest portrayal of love.

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