Cloying and Effusive

Cloying

Cloying adjective - Appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way.
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Effusive and cloying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Effusive" instead an adjective "Cloying".

Nearby Words: cloy, cloyed

Effusive

Effusive adjective - Showing feeling freely.

Cloying and effusive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cloying" instead an adjective "Effusive".

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