Cute /(kūt)/

Cute

a.
  1. Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning. [Colloq.]
  2. pleasantly attractive, in a delicate way; -- said of children, young ladies, pet animals and some objects, but seldom of adults; as, a cute child; a cute kitten; a cute little house; a cute statue.
  3. smart-alecky or impertinent; as, a cute remark.
  4. affectedly clever.