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twee adjective [ twiː ]

• excessively or affectedly quaint, pretty, or sentimental.
• "although the film's a bit twee, it's watchable"
Similar: quaint, sweet, bijou, dainty, pretty, pretty-pretty, cute, cutesy, sentimental, over-sentimental, mawkish, affected, precious, soppy,
Origin: early 20th century: representing a child's pronunciation of sweet.


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