cutesy

[kyoot-see] /ˈkyut si/

adjective, cutesier, cutesiest. Informal.

forcedly and consciously cute; coyly mannered:

cutesy greeting cards, with animals peeking from behind flowers.

Also, cutesie.

Origin

1910-15; cute + -sy

Related forms

cutesiness, noun

Examples from the web for cutesy

While this is objectively interesting, the cutesy wink to the reader at the end is both predictable and patronizing.
His only tiny worry was that a too perfect couple might come across as more cutesy than ha-ha funny.
His prose is tinny, and the mentions of his children dull and cutesy.
So the point is that you're here to build a road and not make a little cutesy structure.
The cutesy tone of this blog is quite grating considering the way citizens are treated by your employees.
And that scowl perfectly contrasts with his super-cutesy heart-shaped nose.
Few things are more grating than a vain dullard trying to be cutesy and witty in a public forum.

British Dictionary definitions for cutesy

/ˈkjuːtsɪ/

adjective cutesier, cutesiest

(informal, mainly US) affectedly cute or coy

Word Origin and History for cutesy

adj.

"artificially or annoyingly cute," by 1968, from cute (adj.).