Definitions
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- noun The quality of being
cloying .
Etymologies
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cloying + -ness
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Examples
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In a few moments, the muggy cloyingness of the air was gone.
Beyond World's End Lackey, Mercedes 2001
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In a few moments, the muggy cloyingness of the air was gone.
Beyond World's End Lackey, Mercedes 2000
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Besides, the cassia wine was sweet to the point of cloyingness.
The Speaker Of Mandarin Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1983
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