pouty

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pouty

/ˈpaʊti/

adjective poutier · poutiest

Tending to pout; angry in a childish or cute way; showing mock anger. (of a person) 1799, Cassandra Leigh Cook, Battleridge, London: Cawthorn, Volume 1, Chapter 5, p. 77, ‘My dear Doctor,’ said he, ‘this wrathful man thinks you have been unsuccessful, and is primed to be pouty; let us enjoy the pleasure of discovery by a little delay; […] ’
Similar: sulky, sullen
Shaped into a pout; (of lips) protruding (often implying sulkiness or flirtiness). (of a mouth) 1851, Donald Grant Mitchell (as Ik. Marvel.), Dream Life, New York: Scribner, Chapter 5, pp. 239-240, Was there ever a baby seen, or even read of, like that baby! […] he is a little pouty about the mouth—but such a mouth!
Characterized by pouting. (of an action or quality) Where other actresses offer us a sort of pouty boredom which yet seeks to flirt with the audience, Huppert presents severity, anger, and an irritation raised to the condition of nausea.

Similar: poutish

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adj angry in a cute way

Русский	наду́тый nadútyj

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@misc{pouty_2026,
  title = {pouty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pouty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}