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cute

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adjective, cut·er, cut·est.
  1. attractive, especially in a dainty way; pleasingly pretty: a cute child; a cute little apartment.
  2. appealing and delightful; charming: What a cute toy!
  3. affectedly or mincingly pretty or clever; precious: The child has acquired some intolerably cute mannerisms.
  4. mentally keen; clever; shrewd.
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noun
  1. the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness: The young actress has a bad case of the cutes.
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Idioms
  1. meet cute, Informal.
    1. (of a romantic couple) to meet for the first time in a charming or amusing way: In this type of movie the boy and girl always meet cute.
    2. Also meet-cute.a situation or occasion when potential romantic partners meet for the first time in a charming or amusing way: a classic Hollywood meet cute; his meet-cute with Jane in the bookstore.
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Origin of cute

First recorded in 1615–25; aphetic variant of acute
Related formscute·ly, adverbcute·ness, noun
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Related Words for cutely

handsomely, gracefully, splendidly, wonderfully, magnificently, gorgeously, sublimely, exquisitely, superbly, appealingly, delightfully, elegantly, seductively, excellently, prettily, alluringly, celestially, cutely, divinely, entrancingly

Examples from the Web for cutely

Historical Examples of cutely

  • La Frochard administered a terrible pinch that pulled Louise away, then “mothered” her cutely.

    Orphans of the Storm

    Henry MacMahon

British Dictionary definitions for cutely

cute

adjective
  1. appealing or attractive, esp in a pretty way
  2. mainly US informal sexually attractive
  3. informal affecting cleverness or prettiness
  4. clever; shrewd
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Derived Formscutely, adverbcuteness, noun

Word Origin for cute

C18 (in the sense: clever): shortened from acute
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Word Origin and History for cutely

cute

adj.

1731, "clever," shortening of acute; informal sense of "pretty" is 1834, American English student slang. Related: Cuteness.

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