Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - cute
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Cute
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~ adj informal 1 very pretty or attractive (Jenny's such a cute little girl.) 2 attractive in a sexual way (an all-American type - cute, blonde and vivacious) 3 especially AmE clever and practical when dealing with people, sometimes in an unpleasant way (He's one cute lawyer! | get cute with (=try to deceive someone)) (Don't get cute with me - I know what those tires cost.) - cutely adv - cuteness n
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(cuter, cutest) 1. Something or someone that is cute is very pretty or attractive, or is intended to appear pretty or attractive. (INFORMAL) Oh, look at that dog! He’s so cute. ...a cute little baby. = sweet ADJ 2. If you describe someone as cute, you think they are sexually attractive. (mainly AM INFORMAL) There was this girl, and I thought she was really cute. ADJ 3. If you describe someone as cute, you mean that they deal with things cleverly. (AM) That’s a cute trick. = clever ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: short for a~ Date: circa 1731 1. a. clever or shrewd often in an underhanded manner b. impertinent, smart-alecky don't get ~ with me 2. attractive or pretty especially in a childish, youthful, or delicate way 3. obviously straining for effect • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1965 the quality or state of being ~ or ~sy; also an instance of ~ness or ~siness — usually used in plural a movie suffering from a case of the ~s ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. colloq. 1 esp. US a attractive, quaint. b affectedly attractive. 2 clever, ingenious. Derivatives cutely adv. cuteness n. Etymology: shortening of ACUTE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. ам. разг. привлекательный, миловидный cute hat —- прелестная шляпка cute baby —- очаровательный малыш 2. ам. неодобр. претенциозный; жеманный cute dialogue —- диалог, претендующий на глубину, остроумие и т. п. 3. уст. умный, сообразительный; проницательный; смышленый; остроумный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj.; coll. 1) умный, сообразительный; остроумный, находчивый 2) привлекательный, миловидный Syn: see beautiful ...Англо-русский словарь
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transport. abbr. Clean Urban Transportation For Europe univ. abbr. Canterbury University Teaching Environment network. abbr. Common Use Terminal Equipment network. abbr. Common User Terminal Equipment religion abbr. Christians United Through Eternity ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- 1731, shortening of acute, informal sense of "pretty" is 1834, Amer.Eng. student slang. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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