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单词 cute
释义 cute
I.
variant of cuit
II. \ˈkyüt, usu -üd.+V\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: short for acute (I)
1. : marked by acuteness and shrewdness : ingenious, clever, sharp
 < a most particular cute lawyer — T.C.Haliburton >
 < the apprehension of the cute practical man — Francis Hackett >
2. : attractive, pretty — a generalized expression of approval sometimes suggesting daintiness, fine features, deftness, or delicacy
 < a cute kid with pigtails bound in red ribbons — W.A.White >
 < young, dark and small, with pretty features as regular as if they had been cut by a die. “He's cute,” I said — Dashiell Hammett >
 < a cute little bungalow >
 < a cute wristwatch >
3. : obviously straining for effect : mawkish through affected archness, prettiness, or contrivance : artificial, mannered
 < cute, self-conscious, and elaborate in its use of trick devices — C.M.Smith >
 < a bad book, shallow, corny, and unmercifully cute — L.A.Fiedler >
cute·ly adverb
III. noun
Etymology: cute, adjective
: the quality or state of being cute or cutesy ; also : an instance of cuteness or cutesyness — usually used in plural
 < a movie suffering from a case of the cutes >
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