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cutesy

Or ܳٱ·

[kyoot-see]

adjective

Informal.
cutesier, cutesiest 
  1. forcedly and consciously cute; coyly mannered.

    cutesy greeting cards, with animals peeking from behind flowers.



cutesy

/ ˈːٲɪ /

adjective

  1. informalaffectedly cute or coy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • cutesiness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cutesy1

First recorded in 1910–15; cute + -sy
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Even a tiny robot — DG-33, sort of cutesy spin on a trash compactor — has developed some quirks, namely a sassy Southern accent.

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Not that “The Annihilation of Fish” has any patience for the cutesy tendencies that sometimes attend love stories about people with mental health problems.

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The truth is, many of those cutesy have-to-have garden gifts look pretty at the store but serve little purpose in the real world.

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Whoever wrote this no doubt thinks it's a cutesy troll, but what's striking is that it's more blunt than any other ad in its zero-sum mentality.

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Calling herself demure and cutesy — words not often ascribed to women who are fat or trans — is her being a touch tongue in cheek.

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