cutesy
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˈkjuːtsi/
- Informal
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cursi
- The transition was so seamless from cutesy to mature, they took it in stride and totally owned it.
- cutesy little
- cutesy names
- too cutesy
Typical, 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
170
3.1
Trying to be charming in a way that feels false
56
4.6
Feels too sentimental and silly, like a movie or card
27
4.3
Showing too much emotion in a way that seems silly or fake
23
7.0
Too emotional in a way that feels silly or fake
8
8.2
Too sentimental or brightly decorated and not in good taste
5
8.3
Being very loving and sweet in a way that feels too romantic
5
7.8
Pleasant and charming in a simple, innocent way
5
7.9
Being too sweet or emotional in a way that seems false
3
8.2
Too sweet or emotional in a way that makes you feel sick
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
5.8
Too emotional and sentimental in a way that seems silly
1
9.1
Too pretty and delicate in a way that seems silly or fake
1
9.9
Being too cute and childish in a sweet, exaggerated way
1
3.9
Too sweet in taste or too emotional in style
Too cute in a silly or fake way
Showing too much love in a silly, naive way
Having too much sugar in taste or feeling too emotional
Too sweet and sentimental in tone or style
Too sweet and emotional so it feels false
Too emotional and sweet in a way that feels fake
Showing strong, simple feelings in a way that seems fake
Being too emotional in a cheap, false way
Too careful about manners in an obvious fake way
Antonyms
How Affected
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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'.