cutesy

adjective

cute·​sy ˈkyüt-sē How to pronounce cutesy (audio)
cutesier; cutesiest
: self-consciously or excessively cute
cutesiness noun

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Krypto, who also sports a red cape but behaves like an undisciplined puppy-school reject, borders on cutesy. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025 Generous Rooms, however, scream country-chic—dripping with rustic charm, from original beams to cutesy farmyard prints, deep soaking tubs, and exposed swathes of Cotswolds stone. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025 But, as the country unravelled, her cutesy jokes came to feel almost antiquated, out of touch. Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025 TikTok’s recently been popping off with hundreds of videos in which content creators show off their chic fans in pastels, bedecked by whimsical keychains and charms, or those with an uncanny resemblance to cutesy animals. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cutesy

Word History

Etymology

cute + -sy (as in folksy)

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cutesy was in 1914

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“Cutesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutesy. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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