cutesier; cutesiest
: self-consciously or excessively cute
cutesiness
noun
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On one side is Mimi Tea, a boba tea shop that has a cutesy cartoon bear on its storefront.
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025
Kukla is prone to cutesy phrases like ‘ninja-grade communication skills’ and exclamation marks, to anesthetizing what ought to ache.
—Book Marks
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Its gloomy underworld is very much a vibe, brought to life through lush illustrations that imbue each of the insect-like denizens with cutesy personality without ever feeling overtly twee.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Bergman brings a cutesy child-actorly quality to the character, which tickles audiences, but makes this character/construct the most artificial element in a film whose eccentric costumes, meticulous compositions and measured timing all betray its maker’s hand.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
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Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025
Kukla is prone to cutesy phrases like ‘ninja-grade communication skills’ and exclamation marks, to anesthetizing what ought to ache.
—Book Marks
august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
Its gloomy underworld is very much a vibe, brought to life through lush illustrations that imbue each of the insect-like denizens with cutesy personality without ever feeling overtly twee.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2025
Bergman brings a cutesy child-actorly quality to the character, which tickles audiences, but makes this character/construct the most artificial element in a film whose eccentric costumes, meticulous compositions and measured timing all betray its maker’s hand.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Cutesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutesy. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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