cutesy

or cute·sie

[ kyoot-see ]

/ ˈkyut si /

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adjective, cute·si·er, cute·si·est. Informal.

forcedly and consciously cute; coyly mannered: cutesy greeting cards, with animals peeking from behind flowers.

Nearby words

cutch, cutcherry, cutdown, cute, cute as a button, cutesy, cutesy pie, cutesy-poo, cutey, cuthbert, cuticle

Origin of cutesy

First recorded in 1910–15; cute + -sy

Related forms

cute·si·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for cutesy

A good commercial Christmas song must avoid being too sentimental or too cutesy.
Yes, I Like Christmas Music. Stop Laughing.|Michael Tomasky|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And there are vast stretches of the nation that have yet to be carpet-bombed with cutesy shops.
Frozen-Yogurt Shops Are Everywhere, but We Are Nowhere Near Saturation|Daniel Gross|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The blowouts have cutesy names fitted to the bar theme like “The Manhattan” and “Straight Up.”
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The cutesy illustrations on the smartly designed site are paired with the wry wit featured in columns like “Misogynist Soup.”
OMG! Women's Sites Need to Grow Up|Tricia Romano|June 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for cutesy

cutesy

/ (ˈkjuːtsɪ) /

adjective cutesier or cutesiest

informal, mainly US affectedly cute or coy

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