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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.
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Origin of cutesy

First recorded in 1910–15; cute + -sy

OTHER WORDS FROM cutesy

cute·si·ness, noun
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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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