sugarcoated

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sugarcoated

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From sugar + coated.

adjective more sugarcoated · most sugarcoated · sugar coated · sugar-coated

literally Coated with sugar.
figuratively Made superficially more attractive, possibly to conceal flaws or faults.

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adj coated with sugar

Español	azucarado
Português	açucarado

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@misc{sugarcoated_2026,
  title = {sugarcoated},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sugarcoated},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}