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pouty

American  
[pou-tee] / ˈpaʊ ti /

adjective

poutier, poutiest
  1. inclined to pout, or marked by pouting: pout.

    a sullen, pouty child; a pouty face.


Etymology

Origin of pouty

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; pout 1 + -y 1

Example Sentences

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Kateryna, whose social-media pages are lined with pouty photographs, worked as a tattoo artist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Bondi’s tired put-downs were so bad that “Saturday Night Live” parodied them over the weekend, with guest host Amy Poehler playing the pouty attorney general.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

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

Kelly and his famed Astros pouty face are back to the delight of Dodgers fans, and he replaced Phil Bickford in the bullpen.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Sansa looked radiant as she walked beside him, but Jon did not like Joffrey's pouty lips or the bored, disdainful way he looked at Winterfell's Great Hall.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin