flirtatious
Americanadjective
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given to flirtation
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expressive of playful sexual invitation
a flirtatious glance
Other Word Forms
- flirtatiously adverb
- flirtatiousness noun
- nonflirtatious adjective
- nonflirtatiously adverb
- nonflirtatiousness noun
- unflirtatious adjective
- unflirtatiously adverb
- unflirtatiousness noun
Etymology
Origin of flirtatious
First recorded in 1825–35; flirtat(ion) + -ious
Example Sentences
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The air feels fickle, almost flirtatious, as if it enjoys the misdirection.
From Salon
Andie tosses a few flirtatious barbs across the checkout counter, inquiring if Blane will be paying with cash or an American Express Platinum card.
From Salon
Several high profile clients, including singer Chappell Roan, quit the firm this week after it emerged he flew on Epstein's private plane and exchanged flirtatious emails with Maxwell in 2003.
From BBC
Documents recently released by the Justice Department included flirtatious email exchanges from 2003 between the agency’s namesake leader and Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Epstein.
Rabbit Angstrom and Frank Bascombe have a bit of the secret poet to them; their thoughts are wrapped in a flirtatious lyricism.
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