Cute \Cute\ (k[=u]t), a. [An abbrev. of acute.]
1. Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning. [Colloq.]
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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.
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3. smart-alecky or impertinent; as, a cute remark.
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4. affectedly clever. --RHUD
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2006-06-05 23:46:24
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answer #1
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answered by zen 7
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Creating Unwanted Trouble Everywhere
2006-06-05 23:45:31
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answer #2
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answered by bloodonmyface 2
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yeah we do, we overly overuse the word. This is why we should all call members of a boy band "hott"
2006-06-05 23:45:52
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answer #3
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answered by Vallerie 2
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pal , please do no longer enable the very shown actuality that 'unhuman' isn't a longtime note of reference be a ingredient that forestalls you from utilising it. in the adventure that your writer feels it no longer to be exciting, then it truly is yet another difficulty certainly. Shakespeare created some 50 new English words per play, on standard. damn the torpedoes, those inhuman precedents.
2016-12-06 10:20:28
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answer #4
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answered by ? 3
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cute (kyt)
adj. cut·er, cut·est
1. Delightfully pretty or dainty.
2. Obviously contrived to charm; precious: "[He] mugs so ferociously he kills the humorit's an insufferably cute performance" David Ansen.
3. Shrewd; clever.
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[Short for acute.]
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cutely adv.
cuteness n.
Word History: Cute is a good example of how a shortened form of a word can take on a life of its own, developing a sense that dissociates it from the longer word from which it was derived. Cute was originally a shortened form of acute in the sense "keenly perceptive or discerning, shrewd." In this sense cute is first recorded in a dictionary published in 1731. Probably cute came to be used as a term of approbation for things demonstrating acuteness, and so it went on to develop its own sense of "pretty, fetching," first recorded with reference to "gals" in 1838.
2006-06-05 23:46:23
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answer #5
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answered by philk_ca 5
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I think only those too full of pride have trouble with it
unless it is is used in a degrading way, it is a compliment of affection
2006-06-05 23:48:20
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answer #6
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answered by rosylind 2
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Ugly but interesting,definite overkill of the word.
2006-06-05 23:45:31
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answer #7
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answered by Tan B 4
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a word can mean a lot of things,, cute can b like baby cute (adorable) sexy cute (goodlooking) but i liked answer 2 thats funny!
2006-06-06 02:21:18
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answer #8
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answered by Anonymous
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cute
[an informal word] adj. very pretty or pleasing; charming; adorable [a cute puppy].
cute Á adj. cuter, cutest
2006-06-05 23:46:48
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answer #9
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answered by Anonymous
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cute means boring but bearable
2006-06-05 23:50:14
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answered by Anonymous
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