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Definition of cutesy
cutesier
;cutesiest
: self-consciously or excessively cute
cutesiness
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Recent Examples of cutesy from the Web
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And remember to stay far away from cutesy animals and other novelty prints.
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And now, that nightmare is being spun into a cutesy teaser for TV ratings.
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After all, the pop group’s four members are 14- to 16-year-old girls who sport ponytails and cutesy frilly dresses and pump out bubblegum tunes accompanied by wobbly dancing.
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But despite the popularity, the ritual is a lot like a rousing game of Pin-The-Umbilical-Cord-On-The-Newborn: cutesy in theory, taxing in practice.
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There’s a current Pinterest craze that features taking stock tanks and turning them into cutesy pools.
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The other folks on his robbery team are cutesy and cuddly couple Buddy and Darling, played by Jon Hamm and Elza Gonzalez.
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There’s the cutesy diner waitress love interest (Lily James), the tragic childhood backstory, the family member Baby tries to protect.
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The genre got a bad rap during the dark days of the early aughts, when big studios were pumping out cutesy soulless schlock and casting—
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Origin and Etymology of cutesy
cute + -sy (as in folksy)
CUTESY Defined for English Language Learners
cutesy
play
adjective
Definition of cutesy for English Language Learners
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: trying very hard or too hard to be appealing : too cute in an annoying way
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