pouty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pouty
Example Sentences
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A pouty, teenage bride-to-be is the humorous focus of “Before the Wedding.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
He looks like a stinky old sociopathic narcissist, a pouty child stuck in the body of a senior citizen who wears the same ill-fitting suit every day.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2023
In this one, he swapped out “Jewish communities” from the initial poster’s tweet and swapped in one specific Jewish organization, the Anti-Defamation League, that has previously made him pouty.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2023
He expressed no regrets about crossing the pouty ex-president.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
Her eyes are dark and her lips pouty and open; the blue streak accents the contrast of hair and face, and she smiles at me—that’s definitely smiling.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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