CUTELY

cunningly, cutely

(adverb) in an attractive manner; “how cunningly the olive-green dress with its underskirt of rose-brocade fitted her perfect figure”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

cutely (comparative more cutely, superlative most cutely)

In a cute manner

Source: Wiktionary


CUTE

Cute (kt), a. Etym: [An abbrev. of acute.]

Definition: Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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