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
Drollinger, who was appointed in May 2023, dons a big blond bouffant wig, expressive eyes and pouty lips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
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
We wait and wait, but Mother says a possible widow, three boys, and a pouty girl make too huge a family by American standards.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
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