# sugared

Pronunciation: US say "SHUUG-urd" /ˈʃʊɡɚd/; UK say "SHUUG-uhd" /ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)d/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of sugar. — simple past and past participle of sugar
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of sugar. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _He sugared the strawberries and left them to soften overnight._
   - _The pastries were sugared and set out on trays to cool._

## Adjective

2. Made with or containing sugar, used of food or drink.
   - Simple: Containing sugar, so that it tastes sweet.
   - _She prefers sugared tea to the bitter, unsweetened kind._
   - _The recipe calls for a lightly sugared crust on top of the pie._
3. Sweet and pleasant, especially of words, tone, or manner.
   - Simple: Sweet and pleasant, often in words or manner.
   - _The diplomat spoke in sugared tones throughout the tense meeting._
   - _Beneath the sugared phrases lay an unmistakable threat._

## Origin

Formed from "sugar" combined with the suffix "-ed".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/sugared (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).