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cloying

adjective

cloy·​ing ˈklȯi-iŋ How to pronounce cloying (audio)
ˈklȯiŋ
: disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
cloying sweetness
also : excessively sweet or sentimental
a cloying romantic comedy
Her coyness grows cloying after a while … Elysa Gardner
cloyingly adverb

Did you know?

"Can one desire too much of a good thing?" asks Rosalind in William Shakespeare's play As You Like It. Cloying suggests that you can because it implies a repugnant excess of something that might be pleasing in smaller doses. An exploration into the history of cloying, however, leads us eventually to roots that are neither sweet nor excessive, but rather tough as nails. Cloying derives from the verb cloy, which now means "to supply or indulge to excess," but which once meant "to clog" and earlier "to prick a horse with a nail in shoeing." Cloy itself traces via Middle English to Anglo-French encloer (which also meant "to prick a horse with a nail in shoeing") and ultimately to Latin clavus, meaning "nail."

Example Sentences

After a while, the softness of his voice becomes cloying. the cloying sentiments of so many Mother's Day cards
Recent Examples on the Web The result is miraculously neither pompous nor cloying. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2022 The series is also a showcase for the affect that Richardson has become known for, an extra-beatific quality that verges on pathological but is never pathetic or cloying, even when the goofiness runs sweet. The New Yorker, 29 May 2022 That might feel cloying or manipulative in less capable hands, but everything here is so pitch-perfect that the game simply feels nostalgic and comfortable. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2022 Gisou's has a great balance that's not too cloying. Jihan Forbes, Allure, 20 Apr. 2022 So much of the play is filled with exposition that the emotional impact of the story's more dramatic moments are lost, the piece instead coming off as cloying as a Hallmark Christmas movie despite director Vivienne Benesch's best efforts. Dave Quinn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2022 Biodramas don’t usually have the best reputation among cinephiles as they’re often seen as formulaic and cloying, but biodramas featuring women are usually even less well-received, sometimes snidely compared by critics to made-for-TV movies. Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2022 Floral in the nose, lime, more acid, greener fruit, slightly grassy but not as cloying as an Australian or New Zealand Sauv Blanc. Marc Bona, cleveland, 13 Mar. 2022 At the low end, meanwhile, Chardonnay is often fashioned into a cloying, flat, off-putting specimen. Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see cloy

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cloying was in 1594

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