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单词 cutesy
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Definition of cutesy in English:

cutesy

adjectivecutesier, cutesiest ˈkjuːtsiˈkjutsi
informal
  • Cute to a sentimental or mawkish extent.

    〈非正式〉忸怩作态的,做作的

    the film's cutesy shots of children playing in the streets

    电影中孩子在街上玩耍的做作镜头。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Worse, Filler constantly breaks into cutesy song snippets, a habit that grows less endearing every time it happens.
    • For one, I cringe at the idea of posing for a cutesy People picture which would run below a less-than-warm review.
    • The album is about a dog with authoritarian tendencies, which alone makes it dangerously cutesy - but even worse, much worse is the singing.
    • But there's no real-life pianist savant here, no cutesy romance, no saving grace.
    • At which point, wise old Mork gave one of his annoyingly cutesy little smiles, and you realised that he had been teaching those kids a Valuable Life Lesson all along.
    • THQ, normally famed for cutesy Disney titles such as Finding Nemo, has entered into the dark world of adult gaming with this gritty adaptation.
    • The cutesy, mincing vocals are dotted with ill-advised wailing and occasional outright mimicry of dudes like Beck.
    • That level of commerce, supported by cutesy advertisements, is driven by profits, not a desire to keep baby bums dry or to give parents more time.
    • Every August we must come up with cutesy, funny, witty, ingenious and/or lively headlines with the word World in them.
    • Paint over any cutesy motifs, such as kittens or silly flowers, on furniture - paint is super cheap!
    • Though Puffy's image is occasionally cutesy, the singers themselves didn't play up the cute.
    • This film veers wildly from horror to cutesy romantic comedy.
    • It was unsigned, without even the usual cutesy pseudonym.
    • And speaking of cutesy, it feels impossible to resist calling it the I'm Okay, I'm Okay of modern times.
    • It sounds really corporate, but just think about it for a minute - if you were building a site about hamsters, then you might do something kind of cutesy.
    • Everything is smart and sarcastic and divisive and nasty and cutesy.
    • Tegan and Sara's voices are equally cutesy but while one is cosy and hopeful, the other is only a kitten-heeled step away from a bolshy banshee.
    • No, I don't think a cutesy cartoon name would suit this car.
    • Again, this helps to make the relationship between Ken and Sora less cutesy and more sweet.
    • The second flaw has to do with the film's conclusion, which kind of subverts the film's entire premise and makes it way too cutesy.
    Synonyms
    endearing, adorable, lovable, sweet, lovely, appealing, engaging, delightful, dear, darling, winning, winsome, charming, enchanting

Derivatives

  • cutesiness

  • noun
    informal
    • The actor who plays young Joaquin helps - he doesn't suffer from overt cutesiness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The setting is overloaded with anime-style cutesiness.
      • The utter lack of chemistry between the leads is magnified by the film's reliance on ill-designed slapstick cutesiness.
      • The naive feel this album has at first turns quickly to calculated cutesiness.
      • It's clear that the movie intends to recall the beloved A Christmas Story with its mildly irreverent cutesiness, but it plays as an unbearably calculated attempt to yank on our heartstrings.

Rhymes

rootsy

Definition of cutesy in US English:

cutesy

adjectiveˈkjutsiˈkyo͞otsē
informal
  • Cute to a sentimental or mawkish extent.

    〈非正式〉忸怩作态的,做作的

    hair pulled back in cutesy little bows
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And speaking of cutesy, it feels impossible to resist calling it the I'm Okay, I'm Okay of modern times.
    • This film veers wildly from horror to cutesy romantic comedy.
    • The album is about a dog with authoritarian tendencies, which alone makes it dangerously cutesy - but even worse, much worse is the singing.
    • Paint over any cutesy motifs, such as kittens or silly flowers, on furniture - paint is super cheap!
    • Every August we must come up with cutesy, funny, witty, ingenious and/or lively headlines with the word World in them.
    • It sounds really corporate, but just think about it for a minute - if you were building a site about hamsters, then you might do something kind of cutesy.
    • Though Puffy's image is occasionally cutesy, the singers themselves didn't play up the cute.
    • But there's no real-life pianist savant here, no cutesy romance, no saving grace.
    • For one, I cringe at the idea of posing for a cutesy People picture which would run below a less-than-warm review.
    • Worse, Filler constantly breaks into cutesy song snippets, a habit that grows less endearing every time it happens.
    • THQ, normally famed for cutesy Disney titles such as Finding Nemo, has entered into the dark world of adult gaming with this gritty adaptation.
    • At which point, wise old Mork gave one of his annoyingly cutesy little smiles, and you realised that he had been teaching those kids a Valuable Life Lesson all along.
    • It was unsigned, without even the usual cutesy pseudonym.
    • That level of commerce, supported by cutesy advertisements, is driven by profits, not a desire to keep baby bums dry or to give parents more time.
    • No, I don't think a cutesy cartoon name would suit this car.
    • Everything is smart and sarcastic and divisive and nasty and cutesy.
    • Tegan and Sara's voices are equally cutesy but while one is cosy and hopeful, the other is only a kitten-heeled step away from a bolshy banshee.
    • The second flaw has to do with the film's conclusion, which kind of subverts the film's entire premise and makes it way too cutesy.
    • Again, this helps to make the relationship between Ken and Sora less cutesy and more sweet.
    • The cutesy, mincing vocals are dotted with ill-advised wailing and occasional outright mimicry of dudes like Beck.
    Synonyms
    endearing, adorable, lovable, sweet, lovely, appealing, engaging, delightful, dear, darling, winning, winsome, charming, enchanting
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