0 in a way that seems good, kind, or loving but is too extreme, annoying, or not sincere:
His impassioned outpourings can sometimes turn cloyingly sentimental.
Despite its cloyingly cute title, this is a delightful, readable book.
1 in a way that is too sweet and therefore unpleasant:
He smiled in a cloyingly possessive way.
She was cloyingly loyal to the Prime Minister.
He speaks cloyingly about America's obligation to its children and grandchildren.
