# süßlich

süßlich is a German adjective meaning “sweetish”. Forms: süßlicher, am süßlichsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: süßlicher
- Superlative: am süßlichsten

## In other languages

- Русский: сладковатый

## Meanings

1. sweetish (slightly sweet)
   - Die süßliche Sahnesoße passt hervorragend zu dem sauer eingelegten Fisch. — The sweetish cream sauce goes perfectly with the sour pickled fish.
2. unpleasantly sweet
   - Er trinkt nichts als Cola, Eistee und anderes süßliches Zeug. — He drinks nothing but coke, iced tea, and other sugary stuff.
3. _figurative_ treacly, cloying, mawkish, cheesy (overly obliging or sentimental)

## Examples

- Ein süßlicher Duft hing in der Luft. — A sweet scent hung in the air.

## Related words

- Antonym: säuerlich

---
Sources: Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).
URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/s%C3%BC%C3%9Flich