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cloy

cloy [ kloy ] (past and past participle cloyed, present participle cloy·ing, 3rd person present singular cloys)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
weary with excess: to sicken somebody or become sickened with too much sweetness from something initially pleasing

[Mid-16th century. Shortening of obsolete accloy, via French encloer "drive in a nail" < medieval Latin inclavare< Latin clavus "nail"]

cloy·ing·ly adverb
cloy·ing·ness noun
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