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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Cute

/(kūt)/ · IPA /kjuːt/
01 a. Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning.
  1. 1.
    Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning.[Colloq.]
  2. 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. 3.
    smart-alecky or impertinent; as, a cute remark.
  4. 4.
    affectedly clever.