cutesy

or cute·sie

[ kyoot-see ]
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adjective,cute·si·er, cute·si·est.Informal.
  1. forcedly and consciously cute; coyly mannered: cutesy greeting cards, with animals peeking from behind flowers.

Origin of cutesy

1
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) /


adjectivecutesier or cutesiest
  1. informal, mainly US affectedly cute or coy

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