sugar candy

1 of 2

noun

1

: hard candy made from pure sugar

2

: something sweet or pleasant

sugar-candy

2 of 2

adjective

: deliciously and usually cloyingly sweet

sugar-candy novels

—Irish Statesman

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English sugre candy

Adjective

sugar candy

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