cutesy

adjective

Definition of cutesynext
as in cute

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Recent Examples of cutesy OpenAI said Dots can be customized, sharing examples of green Dots that look like frogs, as well as yellow, pink, and blue Dots in varying cutesy forms. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026 Coach Signature Link Chain Strap Coach’s clip-ons aren’t always whimsical and cutesy. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 The screenplay from Mundruczó’s personal and professional partner Kata Wéber keeps this story simple and focused on simple but important things in life, fortunately avoiding cutesy movie clichés and contrivance. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 This is not the cutesy, singsong world of Disney, but a deafening chorus of demands and unsettling declarations. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cutesy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutesy
  1. cute
  2. exaggerated
  3. melodramatic
  4. stylized
  5. simpering
  6. wooden
  7. theatrical
Adjective
  • At their on-screen meet cute, Apatow hands Bamford $500 cash just to pitch her on her own documentary.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The showstopper is a very cute idea where each baker has to make a dessert cart with at least three classic desserts on it.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of cute
Adjective
  • The person reading the issue lowered it to reveal a face tense with anger, devilishly exaggerated by his thin black beard and mustache.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • These Trump-supporting immigration restrictionists argue that reports of abuses by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are exaggerated and the need for mass deportations is urgent.
    — Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of exaggerated
Adjective
  • But genuinely funny moments are rare, badly outnumbered by done-to-death musings regarding the mysteries of being alive and torturous melodramatic moments in which Klara dully absorbs the severity of Josie’s illness and Chrissy’s sorrow.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Neither maudlin nor melodramatic, and without any glorification, the song is infected by the same chilling gloom which has glommed onto the best of Messrs Linkous, Berman, and Drake.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of melodramatic
Adjective
  • The filmmakers have been open that the film was not meant as a biopic, but rather a stylized retelling.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, the freedom to interpret and express fashion individually with a more stylized approach to dressing also emerged powerfully.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of stylized
Adjective
  • Whether this is also the outcome for Hozier’s simpering reprobate is up for the listener to decide.
    — Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 29 May 2024
  • The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.
    — Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2023
Definition of simpering
Adjective
  • Some staircase windows were replaced with movable aluminum composite panels or wooden boards for workers' convenience, allowing smoke to infiltrate escape routes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • In a back kitchen of a bagel shop on the outskirts of Toronto, Beth George is standing over a long wooden table assessing her materials with surgical precision.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of wooden
Adjective
  • Kino Lorber is planning a 2027 theatrical release followed by a digital, educational, and home video release.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Kelava reveals that the production created two different promotional campaigns ahead of the film’s theatrical release in Croatia and Serbia.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of theatrical

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