Definitions for candied

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candied can·died

Spelling: [kan-deed]

IPA: /ˈkæn did/

Candied is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 151 anagrams from letters in candied (acddein).

Definitions for candied

noun

1. any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
2. a single piece of such a confection.
3. Slang. cocaine.
4. someone or something that is pleasing or pleasurable, usually in a superficial way (often used in combination): See also arm candy, ear candy, eye candy.

adjective

1. impregnated or incrusted with or as if with sugar:
2. prepared by cooking in sugar or syrup:
3. honeyed; flattering:

verb (used with object)

1. to cook in sugar or syrup, as sweet potatoes or carrots.
2. to cook in heavy syrup until transparent, as fruit, fruit peel, or ginger.
3. to reduce (sugar, syrup, etc.) to a crystalline form, usually by boiling down.
4. to coat with sugar:
5. to make sweet, palatable, or agreeable.

verb (used without object)

1. to become covered with sugar.
2. to crystallize into sugar.

Origin of candied

First recorded in 1590-1600; candy + -ed³

Examples for candied

Anger she did feel, but it was, childishly, anger over the candied fruit.

Perhaps, in his despair, he is obliged to fly to the candied delicacies of the grocer.

In 1463, a gentleman of Bury St. Edmunds bequeathed to a friend “my silvir forke for grene gyngour” (candied ginger).

Another variation replaces the anise with candied fruits like oranges, pineapples, and figs.

Top with a dollop of whipped cream and garnish with a shard of the candied bacon.

How did you happen to forget about the nuts and remember about the candied fruit?

In spite of the candied sweetness he hated the correspondence.

If the fruit is to be candied, the syrup must not be added: for the sake of variety, it may be proper to do some each way.

"I can stand it if you can," says I, and she tips me a goo-goo smile that was all to the candied violets.

Choosing one wine to go with candied yams and sourdough stuffing is challenging.