pouty
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pouty
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
Johansen had the sharp, pouty features of Mick Jagger, but the sneer and savvy of his hometown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 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
Her lips, full, pouty, except back then she was always smiling.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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