1590s, literal and figurative, from sugar (n.) + -y (2). Related: Sugariness.
he eats too much sugary food
sug-
sugar
sugar daddy
sugar-coat
sugar-plum
sugary
suggest
suggestible
suggestion
suggestive
sui generis
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