Pouty

Pouty is an adjective used in English to describe a person or thing that displays a pout—a protruding lower lip and a tightened mouth often associated with displeasure, sulkiness, or a posed, deliberate look. The term is commonly used to describe facial expressions, lip shape, or a combination of both, and it can carry either a mild or playful tone depending on context.

The word is formed from the verb pout with the adjectival suffix -y, and it is most often used attributively or predicatively: pouty lips, a pouty expression, her lips looked pouty. It is largely confined to informal speech and writing, and is frequently encountered in discussions of appearance, beauty, or media portrayal.

In contemporary usage, poutiness is sometimes discussed as an aesthetic trope in fashion and celebrity culture, where full, curved lips are emphasized as a trait to emulate. The term can also describe animals or objects that resemble a pout in shape or posture, though such uses are less common.

Related terms include pout and sulk.