cute

Adjective
Synonyms: cunningprecious

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness“a cute kid with pigtails”“a cute little apartment”“cunning kittens”“a cunning baby”Synonyms: cunning
  2. obviously contrived to charm“an insufferably precious performance”“a child with intolerably cute mannerisms”Synonyms: precious
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cute \Cute\ (k[=u]t), a. [An abbrev. of acute.]

1.Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

2.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. [PJC]

3.smart-alecky or impertinent; as, a cute remark. [PJC]

4.affectedly clever. --RHUD [PJC]

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