cutely

Thân thiện

She smiled cutely at the puppy from across the room.

Definition

Adverb: * In an attractive, charming, or endearing manner: Describes an action done in a way that is appealingly pretty, pleasing, or clever in a delightful way.

Usage

The adverb "cutely" is used to modify a verb, describing how an action is performed. It emphasizes a quality of charming attractiveness or cleverness that evokes a positive, often affectionate, reaction. * It typically describes behavior, appearance, or mannerisms: She smiled cutely. * It can describe how something is designed or arranged: The cookies were cutely decorated. * It often carries a connotation of being appealing in a somewhat small, neat, or clever way.

Examples

• The puppy tilted its head cutely, trying to understand the command.
• She waved cutely from the window as the car drove away.
• The gift was wrapped cutely with a big ribbon.
• He answered the question cutely, making everyone in the room laugh.

Advanced Usage

• Used with a hint of irony or excess: Sometimes "cutely" can be used to describe something that is trying too hard to be charming or is charming in a slightly cloying or predictable way.
  • The movie's ending was resolved a bit too cutely for my taste.

Variants and Related Words

• Cute (adjective): Attractive in a pretty or endearing way.
  • She has a very cute dog.
• Cuteness (noun): The quality of being cute.
  • The cuteness of the baby animals was overwhelming.

Synonyms

• Adorably: In an inspiring great affection or delight.
• Charmingly: In a delightful or attractive manner.
• Endearingly: In a manner that inspires affection.
• Winningly: In an attractive and persuasive manner.

Antonyms

• Unattractively
• Repulsively
• Grotesquely

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in an attractive manner
   • how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cunningly