Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To cause to seem more appealing or pleasant.
- transitive verb To coat with sugar.
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- verb transitive To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
- verb cause to appear more pleasant or appealing
Etymologies
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Examples
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Yes, yes, family isn't a great place to seek out feedback, but he's well-read and at his word to not "sugarcoat" his critique.
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Yes, yes, family isn't a great place to seek out feedback, but he's well-read and at his word to not "sugarcoat" his critique.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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The memo about pressure from Staudt to "sugarcoat" Bush's evaluations is dated Aug. 18, 1973.
Slime Time Live 2008
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Unwilling to "sugarcoat" bitter disappointment, he was also mindful that there is more to his team than meets the eye, the ear or the stat sheet.
Fore, right! 2010
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Unwilling to "sugarcoat" bitter disappointment, he was also mindful that there is more to his team than meets the eye, the ear or the stat sheet.
Fore, right! 2010
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GigaOm rebuked Sprint for attempting to "sugarcoat" the news by saying the company's commitment to quality would not change with the job cuts.
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Marziano said he didn't want to "sugarcoat" the multimillion-dollar expense.
unknown title 2009
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Harvey said while normal history classes touches on racism, this program doesn't "sugarcoat" anything.
unknown title 2009
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Papelbon isn't backing down from his initial comments, telling the Boston Globe that he's not there to "sugarcoat" anything.
Deadspin 2009
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Democratic Sen. LeRoy Stumpf of Plummer told his colleagues there was no way to "sugarcoat" the cuts, which amount to about $270 per pupil for the next two years.
kstp.com - MORE NEWS 2009
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