doucereux

French

Etymology

douceur +‎ -eux

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /du.sʁø/

Adjective

doucereux (feminine doucereuse, masculine plural doucereux, feminine plural doucereuses)

(of a thing) squidgy
(of a person) unctuous (profusely polite, especially unpleasantly so and insincerely earnest)
Synonyms: mielleux, patelin
soft
sickly sweet

Further reading

“doucereux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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