When one cannot figure out whether or not something is cute, but not that cute, go with cuteish. A word which can be described for many many things like cows. They are neither cute or attractive so they are just cuteish.
Person A: (posts picture of cow friends with description of, "Meet my cute(ish) animal friends)
Person B: (replies with:) "how dare you call them cute(ish)"
Person A: oh well, cows are not cute or not not cute, so therefore they are cuteish.
Someone or something that bites your ankles.
To a postman, an ankle biter is often known as a dog.
To an adult, an ankle biter may be a toddler.
To hikers, an ankle biter is sometimes a tick.
And so on.