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adjective

Cute adj.

Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning. (Colloq.)

Pleasantly attractive, in a delicate way; said of children, young ladies, pet animals and some objects, but seldom of adults; as, a cute child; a cute kitten; a cute little house; a cute statue.

Smart-alecky or impertinent; as, a cute remark.

Affectedly clever.

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Etymology of 'Cute'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Cute" Quotes from Famous Books

... the old woman gave a sarcastic chuckle. "He wouldn't want people to know what he was doin'. He was cute enough fer that. And then to think that he should kill Crazy David to git his money. Why the poor old man couldn't have lived ...

— Under Sealed Orders • H. A. Cody

... kens, he kens: As canny as he's cute, for his own ends, He's a wise showman; and doesn't overfeed The living skeleton or let the fat lady starve: And so, we're each kept going, in our own kind, Till we've served our turn. ...

— Krindlesyke • Wilfrid Wilson Gibson

... Mr. Luddington," explained Leslie, wrinkling up her nose in a grin of merriment. "Isn't it cute? Wait till you see him, and you'll see how it fits. He's round and bald with a shiny red nose, and spectacles; and he doesn't mind our kidding at all. He'd have made a lovely father if he wasn't married, but he has ...

— Cloudy Jewel • Grace Livingston Hill

... pire' a cute' a pace' a lone' con fide' a buse' re bate' a tone' con fine' con fuse' de bate' af ford' con spire' de duce' de face' ca jole' po lite' de lude' de fame' de pose' re cline' ma ture' se date' com pose' ...

— McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book • W. H. McGuffey

... chair is what makes the German wild boar wild. On occasion, also, the hunter wears, suspended from his belt, a cute little hanger like a sawed-off saber, with which to cut the throats of his spoil. Then, when it has spoiled some more, they will serve it at ...

— Europe Revised • Irvin S. Cobb

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