cutesy

adjective

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

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The truth is, many of those cutesy have-to-have garden gifts look pretty at the store but serve little purpose in the real world. Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 Besides merch, can beauty products such as Rhode’s cutesy blush become a collector’s item like trainers? Avani Thakkar, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024 The gem of McHenry County, Woodstock has a town square that rivals any of the cutesy North Shore suburbs and is home to the incredibly vast Roscoe Woodstock Antique Mall. Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024 Personas range from silly and cutesy to annoying and bewildering. Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024 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 28 Nov. 2024.

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