candied
adjUK /ˈkæn.diːd/
1
coated or encrusted with sugar
2
preserved in sugar or syrup by baking till it becomes translucent
- Hot cross buns contain chopped candied fruit.
3
Figuratively Pleasing, flattering.
- Hamlet: No, let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp, / And crook the pregnant hinges of the knee / Where thrift may follow fawning.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:
- Synonyms
- crystallized
- Derived terms
- candied fruit, candied yams, uncandied