cute
adjective
\ ˈkyüt
\
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cuter;
cutest
Definition of cute
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner
" … he's a true patriot and statesman … and a most particular cute lawyer."— Thomas Chandler Haliburton
b
: impertinent, smart-alecky
Don't get cute with me.
2
: attractive or pretty especially in a childish, youthful, or delicate way
a cute puppy a cute smile
3
: obviously straining for effect
The movie's too cute to be taken seriously.
cute
nounDefinition of cute (Entry 2 of 2)
: the quality or state of being cute or cutesy
also
: an instance of cuteness or cutesiness
—usually used in plural a movie suffering from a case of the cutes