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cuteful

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English

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Etymology

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Partly a blend of cute +‎ beautiful, and partly from cute +‎ -ful.

Adjective

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cuteful (comparative more cuteful, superlative most cuteful)

  1. (informal, rare) Characteristically cute; full of cuteness
    • 2013, Tony Beck, The Quest of Millie Blackbeard, page 69:
      Graham fluffled his fur and gave Baggly a weak smile. “We did need to be change'n ourselves aunty Baggly. We did be make'n ourselves to be smaller and more cuteful, and of course, we did be need'n to change our throats so that we could be learn'n to be speak'n with our mouths. []

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