cutesy

adjective

Definition of cutesynext
as in cute

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Recent Examples of cutesy The screenplay from Mundruczó’s personal and professional partner Kata Wéber keeps this story simple and focused on simple but important things in life, fortunately avoiding cutesy movie clichés and contrivance. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026 This is not the cutesy, singsong world of Disney, but a deafening chorus of demands and unsettling declarations. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026 What isn't yet clear is how the A3 will fare in comparison to something like Weave Robotics' Isaac 1, which has a more cutesy appearance and is being designed to fold clothes and make beds. — New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026 The condition could have been a death sentence for a young raccoon, but somehow, Jimothy has managed to thrive, his deformity imbuing him with the cutesy, cartoonish proportions of a Pokémon, or perhaps a Squishmallow. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for cutesy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cutesy
  1. cute
  2. exaggerated
  3. melodramatic
  4. stylized
  5. simpering
  6. wooden
  7. theatrical
Adjective
  • Henry makes a cute joke about Arch’s wife; Arch weeps due to the hardships of war.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Someone tells you that the rats are actually cute, what’s your honest response?
    — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of cute
Adjective
  • While her sculptural dress commanded attention with its plunging neckline and exaggerated peplum waist, her shoes provided a sleek, minimalist finish that tied the entire look together.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While there are men who have been affected — George Brett Olson has been one vocal example — the majority affected seem to be women, whose likenesses are often exaggerated or distorted for the purposes of sexualization.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of exaggerated
Adjective
  • Neither maudlin nor melodramatic, and without any glorification, the song is infected by the same chilling gloom which has glommed onto the best of Messrs Linkous, Berman, and Drake.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • While the country’s Bollywood machine continues apace, favoring melodramatic stories, this JioHotstar program has challenged its audience – and wider society, by extension – to really think about the nature of life in the country.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of melodramatic
Adjective
  • The filmmakers have been open that the film was not meant as a biopic, but rather a stylized retelling.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Indeed, the freedom to interpret and express fashion individually with a more stylized approach to dressing also emerged powerfully.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of stylized
Adjective
  • Whether this is also the outcome for Hozier’s simpering reprobate is up for the listener to decide.
    — Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 29 May 2024
  • The Crown has become too simpering, and has suffered for that reverence.
    — Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2023
Definition of simpering
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  • Rubin told the news outlet that if the business parts ways with the wooden puppet, store employees will receive a $15,000 bonus and the bird’s artist, Bliss Kolb of Seattle, will receive $1 million.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The recovered objects include a Baroque wooden angel from the Church of Vera Cruz, a copy of Ecce Homo by Spanish Renaissance painter Luis de Morales, and a panel depicting the Seventh Station of the Cross.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of wooden
Adjective
  • Acting was his guiding passion, but his deep love for the avant-garde helped till the ground for the city’s theatrical renaissance that the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival catalyzed.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Backed by Movistar Plus and 3Cat, the film is slated for theatrical release in 2027.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of theatrical

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