/ kjuːt; NAmE / adjective ( cuter , cutest )
1.
pretty and attractive :
a cute little baby
( BrE )
an unbearably cute picture of two kittens (= it seems sentimental )
2.
( informal , especially NAmE ) sexually attractive :
Check out those cute guys over there!
3.
( informal , especially NAmE ) clever, sometimes in an annoying way because a person is trying to get an advantage for him or herself :
She had a really cute idea.
Don't get cute with me!
► cute·ly adverb :
to smile cutely
► cute·ness noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent. (in the sense clever, shrewd ): shortening of acute .