cutesy
16
7.2
- adjective
- /ˈkjuːtsi/
- Informal
- The transition was so seamless from cutesy to mature, they took it in stride and totally owned it.
- cutesy little
- cutesy names
- too cutesy
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Watch on YouTubeTypical, you know, middle school cutesy stuff, right?
- Typical, you know, middle school cutesy stuff, right?
- I want to give her a little bit of a cutesy look.
- It goes in at the middle and it's quite short, but it's also quite girly and cutesy.
- What I have found in the last two days are two different businesses that have the cutesy names on my way to work.
- There's a reason Alvin Bragg was playing cutesy with us on what this case was built upon from the moment he indicted Donald Trump.
- And at the time that looks like cutesy casual language.
- And then not have him out there and you're trying these cutesy shit.
- Fancy of like rugged western zombie hunter and like cutesy eccentric but also badass undertaker.
Examples
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The café has a cutesy atmosphere, with pastel colors and whimsical decorations everywhere.
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In every movie, the stars meet in some cutesy way.
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You know, she was in all those movies where she played the cutesy like, you know, nice girl.
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What I have found in the last two days are two different businesses that have the cutesy names on my way to work.
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Typical, you know, middle school cutesy stuff, right?
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Oh, let's can the cutesy stuff, okay?
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Yeah, so cutesy, so festive, so amazing.
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I'm in charge of the cutesy grandpa names now?
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Inland from the restaurants and cutesy shops is the warehouse district.
Fiction book (1991) -
So today I've got this look here for you and I'm feeling all kinds of like cutesy and quite innocent looking.
Synonyms
82
4.6
Feels too sentimental and silly, like a movie or card
31
4.3
Showing too much emotion in a way that seems silly or fake
25
7.0
Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake
15
3.1
Trying to be charming in a way that feels false
10
8.3
Being very loving and sweet in a way that feels too romantic
9
8.2
Too sentimental or brightly decorated and not in good taste
6
8.2
Too sweet or emotional in a way that makes you feel sick
5
7.8
Pleasant and charming in a simple, innocent way
3
7.9
Being too sweet or emotional in a way that seems false
3
9.1
Too pretty and delicate in a way that seems silly or fake
2
5.8
Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly
2
8.7
Too emotional in a way that feels false or silly
2
9.3
Slightly silly, cute style often like that of young women
1
9.4
Too cute in a silly or fake way
1
3.9
Too sweet in taste or too emotional in style
1
7.6
Too emotional and sweet in a way that feels fake
1
6.8
Being too emotional in a cheap, false way
1
9.9
Being too cute and childish in a sweet, exaggerated way
1
7.5
Showing strong, simple feelings in a way that seems fake
1
9.9
Showing too much love in a silly, naive way
1
3.7
Having too much sugar in taste or feeling too emotional
1
6.3
Too sweet and sentimental in tone or style
1
8.3
Too sweet and emotional so it feels false
1
9.9
Too careful about manners in an obvious fake way
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Cutesy comes from the word cute plus a small ending -sy that makes words sound softer or childlike. So cutesy means trying to be a little too 'cute' — sweet or childish in a way that can feel 'fake'.