cutesy

The company's cutesy name comes from an emoji, smiling with open hands to convey human warmth.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Still, as these robots grow in number and size, those big innocent “eyes” and the cutesy design take on an unnerving air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

And all rendered in the same cutesy animation style that made “The Lego Movie” such a hit a decade or so ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

“No more cutesy names,” said Littlejohn, an adjunct professor at a business college.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026

The card has a picture of two cutesy teddy bears sharing a pot of honey.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

My fiancée and I call each other “booboo,” which I guess is a cutesier iteration of “boo.”

From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2018

Instead of simply printing the name of the dentist’s office on our jerseys, as was the custom, our coaches opted for a cutesier take.

From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2018

Take the manage-a-town vibe of the Animal Crossing series and dial it back to architecting just the homes, and you get Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, like a cutesier version of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

From Time ● Sep. 23, 2015

The cutesier components of the redesign, such as buttons curling up and smiling, may or may not improve the experience for regular consumers as part of what Allison calls the “people” focus of his company.

From Forbes ● Jun. 3, 2013

“Thank you for helping me” is one of its cutesiest phrases, but if it gets stuck or runs into a problem, it will keep talking until you rescue it.

From The Verge ● Jan. 17, 2022

And it’s cutesiest in a silent movie, by Amalie Atkins of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, that’s projected inside a white felt tent filled with fake snow.

From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2012

“This is probably a terrible business idea,” wrote Ms. Jeffries, who also called Loffles, “the start-up with the cutesiest name.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2011