cutesy
or cute·sie
[ kyoot-see ]
/ ˈkyut si /
adjective, cute·si·er, cute·si·est. Informal.
forcedly and consciously cute; coyly mannered: cutesy greeting cards, with animals peeking from behind flowers.
OTHER WORDS FROM cutesy
cute·si·ness, nounWords nearby cutesy
cutch,
cutcherry,
cutdown,
cute,
cute as a button,
cutesy,
cutesy pie,
cutesy-poo,
cutey,
cuthbert,
cuticle
Example sentences from the Web for cutesy
A good commercial Christmas song must avoid being too sentimental or too cutesy.
And there are vast stretches of the nation that have yet to be carpet-bombed with cutesy shops.
Frozen-Yogurt Shops Are Everywhere, but We Are Nowhere Near Saturation |Daniel Gross |July 19, 2013 |DAILY BEASTThe blowouts have cutesy names fitted to the bar theme like “The Manhattan” and “Straight Up.”
Blow Dry Bars Are a Thriving Industry Disrupting the Salon Business |Kelsey Meany |July 13, 2013 |DAILY BEASTThe cutesy illustrations on the smartly designed site are paired with the wry wit featured in columns like “Misogynist Soup.”
British Dictionary definitions for cutesy
cutesy
/ (ˈkjuːtsɪ) /
adjective cutesier or cutesiest
informal, mainly US
affectedly cute or coy