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cloying

adjective

/ˈklɔɪ.ɪŋ/

Meaning

too sweet, rich, or sentimental, making it unpleasant

The dessert was so cloying that I couldn't finish it.

sickly, sugary, over-sweet, excessive

pleasant, balanced, mild

cloying sweetness, cloying sentiment, cloying perfume

producing or achieving a significant amount of results, work, or output

Representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class; the essence of something.

Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator.

Extremely overweight; having an excessive amount of body fat.

able to be changed; likely to change frequently

very great in amount, scale, or intensity