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cutesy

UK/ˈkjuːtsi//ˈkjutsi/

cutesy adjective: overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously.

Adjective

cutesy (comparative cutesier, superlative cutesiest)

  1. Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously.
    • The couple called each other cutesy pet names like "honeypot" and "smoochie-poochie" that disgusted everyone else.
    • If each subject attracts roughly the same amount of attention (and with a judgmental adjustment to drop the more cutesy papers), that's roughly 100 papers per topic.2024, Jeremy B. Rudd, A Practical Guide to Macroeconomics, page 231f

Synonyms of cutesy

All synonyms of cutesy

Forms of cutesy

comparativecutesier
superlativecutesiest

Origin of cutesy

From cute + -sy.

Words formed from cutesy

Questions about cutesy

What does cutesy mean?
Cutesy means overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously.
What part of speech is cutesy?
Cutesy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cutesy?
Cutesy is pronounced /ˈkjuːtsi/ (UK).

Words near cutesy in the dictionary

  1. cutesinesses
  2. cutesome
  3. cutest
  4. cutester
  5. cutesters
  6. cutesy
  7. cutesy-poo
  8. cutesy-poos
  9. cutesy-wootsy
  10. cutesypoo
  11. cutesypoos

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