Definition of sugar-coated in English English dictionary
Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar. Some sugar-coated cereals are 50% sugar
disapproval If you describe something such as a story as sugar-coated, you disapprove of it because it appears to be pleasant or attractive but in fact describes something very unpleasant. a sugar-coated view of a boy's introduction to sex
Alternative spelling of sugarcoated. (altered to seem better than it really is, made more attractive.)