cutesy

adjective

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

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Silksong’s lore isn’t always front and center, layered deeper in the margins from conversations with cutesy bug NPCs and cryptic tombs peppered about. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025 On one side is Mimi Tea, a boba tea shop that has a cutesy cartoon bear on its storefront. Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025 Kukla is prone to cutesy phrases like ‘ninja-grade communication skills’ and exclamation marks, to anesthetizing what ought to ache. Book Marks august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025 Bergman brings a cutesy child-actorly quality to the character, which tickles audiences, but makes this character/construct the most artificial element in a film whose eccentric costumes, meticulous compositions and measured timing all betray its maker’s hand. Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Aug. 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 26 Sep. 2025.

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