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Sickly sweet or cloying
Do these 2 adjectives can be used to describe a person?
E.g. can I say " that is a sickly sweet person" or that is a cloying person" ?
2019년 9월 3일 오후 5:45
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I wouldn't say a person was either of those words.
But I'd say that of someone's personality.
I found her personality sickly-sweet.
Her personality was cloying.
2019년 9월 3일
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Hi Pablo,
These adjectives are more naturally used to describe behavior, especially speech. "Her words were cloying." That sort of thing.
2019년 9월 3일
Thank you so much, Rowena
2019년 9월 3일
Definitely coying. 'Sickly sweet' isn't incorrect, but I would usually expect it more when describing a flavour or other experience. (Incidentally, you probably know this, but the two phrases don't quite mean the same thing)
2019년 9월 3일
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