cutesier; cutesiest
: self-consciously or excessively cute
cutesiness
noun
Examples of cutesy in a Sentence
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The short is quite strong and easily the best of the trio, as Coppola’s cutesy sequence in the middle is grating from its opening minutes, and Allen’s unsurprisingly neurotic finale never lives up to its full potential, so the overall viewing experience is disappointingly unbalanced.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
What starts as a cutesy balm to friendship evolves into a wrenching saga of loneliness, loss and hope.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The snappy dialogue sometimes feels too forced and cutesy, and there’s a fine, occasionally crossed line between quirk and contrivance.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
This elevated approach to school outfits was also applied to the casts' accessories of sky-high heels and cutesy bags.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2024
Such tortured, brooding souls have crossed over into pop culture rom-coms, such as the daffy Twilight series or the cutesy Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023).
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 14 Feb. 2024
America Ferrera ditches pink for a black tux Certain miniature breeds, too, came with serious health issues that were often overlooked for their cutesy appearance.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
That same day, Ratajkowski shared a couple of sunny selfies basking under an orange umbrella in a tiny blue bikini with cutesy red heart designs.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2024
The show overall, though, is too repetitive and cutesy for me.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
What starts as a cutesy balm to friendship evolves into a wrenching saga of loneliness, loss and hope.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
The snappy dialogue sometimes feels too forced and cutesy, and there’s a fine, occasionally crossed line between quirk and contrivance.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2024
This elevated approach to school outfits was also applied to the casts' accessories of sky-high heels and cutesy bags.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2024
Such tortured, brooding souls have crossed over into pop culture rom-coms, such as the daffy Twilight series or the cutesy Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023).
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 14 Feb. 2024
America Ferrera ditches pink for a black tux Certain miniature breeds, too, came with serious health issues that were often overlooked for their cutesy appearance.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
That same day, Ratajkowski shared a couple of sunny selfies basking under an orange umbrella in a tiny blue bikini with cutesy red heart designs.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2024
The show overall, though, is too repetitive and cutesy for me.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2024
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“Cutesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutesy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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