cutesy
or cute·sie
[ kyoot-see ]
/ ˈkyut si /
adjective, cute·si·er, cute·si·est. Informal.
forcedly and consciously cute; coyly mannered: cutesy greeting cards, with animals peeking from behind flowers.
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OTHER WORDS FROM cutesy
cute·si·ness, nounWords nearby cutesy
cutch, cutcherry, cutdown, cute, cute as a button, cutesy, cutesy pie, cutesy-poo, cutey, cuthbert, cuticle
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Example sentences from the Web for cutesy
A good commercial Christmas song must avoid being too sentimental or too cutesy.
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British Dictionary definitions for cutesy
cutesy
/ (ˈkjuːtsɪ) /
adjective cutesier or cutesiest
informal, mainly US affectedly cute or coy
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