v. cloyed, cloy·ing, cloys v.tr. To cause distaste or disgust by supplying with too much of something originally pleasant, especially something rich or sweet; surfeit. v.intr. To be too filling, rich, or sweet. [Short for obsolete accloy, to clog, from Middle English acloien, from Old French encloer, to drive a nail into, from Medieval Latin inclāvāre : Latin in-, in; see IN-2 + Latin clāvāre, to nail (from clāvus, nail).] cloying·ly adv. cloying·ness n. |
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