flirtatious

or flirt·y

[ flur-tey-shuh s or flur-tee ]

/ flɜrˈteɪ ʃəs or ˈflɜr ti /

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adjective

given or inclined to flirtation.

pertaining to or suggesting flirtation.

Origin of flirtatious

First recorded in 1825–35; flirtat(ion) + -ious

OTHER WORDS FROM flirtatious

flir·ta·tious·ly, adverb flir·ta·tious·ness, noun non·flir·ta·tious, adjective non·flir·ta·tious·ly, adverb

non·flir·ta·tious·ness, noun un·flir·ta·tious, adjective un·flir·ta·tious·ly, adverb un·flir·ta·tious·ness, noun

Words nearby flirtatious

flipping, flippy, flirt, flirtable, flirtation, flirtatious, flit, flit gun, flitch, flitch beam, flitchplate

Example sentences from the Web for flirtatious

After a series of flirtatious encounters in the park, the two fall madly, passionately in love.

Inside ‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ And The Year’s Most Controversial Sex Scene |Marlow Stern |October 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Quick-witted, sharp-tongued, and flirtatious, Anne drew a coterie of men to her, and each would lose his head for her.

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Margaret Thatcher was a woman: a confounding, irrepressible, flirtatious, stubborn, certitudinous, unabashedly conservative woman.

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The worst she was accused of was sending, oh, 30,000 flirtatious emails to Gen. John Allen.

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These emails have been described by some unnamed government officials as flirtatious and potentially inappropriate.

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The green eyes of the flirtatious nurse gleamed peculiarly catlike in the dusk.

Leerie |Ruth Sawyer
Good thing if some of the flirtatious women could have seen that.

The Harvester |Gene Stratton Porter
Oh, pretty soon, she replied, for the flirtatious instinct was still in evidence.

The Best Policy |Elliott Flower
To this flirtatious young person to be ignored by "the fellows" meant the depth of misfortune.

Reels and Spindles |Evelyn Raymond
Annabel was a flirtatious young woman who welcomed the outlaws in her very best manner.

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British Dictionary definitions for flirtatious

flirtatious

/ (flɜːˈteɪʃəs) /

adjective

given to flirtation

expressive of playful sexual invitation a flirtatious glance

Derived forms of flirtatious

flirtatiously, adverb flirtatiousness, noun

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flirtatious

or flirt·y

adjective

Origin of flirtatious

OTHER WORDS FROM flirtatious

Words nearby flirtatious

Example sentences from the Web for flirtatious

British Dictionary definitions for flirtatious

adjective

Derived forms of flirtatious

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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flirtatious

or flirt·y

adjective

Origin of flirtatious

OTHER WORDS FROM flirtatious

Words nearby flirtatious

Words related to flirtatious

Example sentences from the Web for flirtatious

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