Home US English over-cloying

Definition of over-cloying in English:

over-cloying

Pronunciation /ˌəʊvəˈklɔɪɪŋ/

adjective

  • Excessively cloying; excessively sentimental; too filling or satiating.

Origin

Late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Kyd (bap. 1558, d. 1594), playwright and translator. From overcloy + -ing.