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flirtatious

Informal, ڱ·

[flur-tey-shuhs]

adjective

  1. given or inclined to flirtation.

  2. pertaining to or suggesting flirtation.



flirtatious

/ ڱɜːˈٱɪʃə /

adjective

  1. given to flirtation

  2. expressive of playful sexual invitation

    a flirtatious glance

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • flirtatiously adverb
  • flirtatiousness noun
  • nonflirtatious adjective
  • nonflirtatiously adverb
  • nonflirtatiousness noun
  • unflirtatious adjective
  • unflirtatiously adverb
  • unflirtatiousness noun
  • ڱˈٲپdzܲԱ noun
  • ڱˈٲپdzܲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flirtatious1

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

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To give Charlie a little flirtatious boost, Jenny slips in a free order of samosas.

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A Dvorák Slavonic dance and a Brahms Hungarian one were flirtatious and fun.

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The force is investigating flirtatious messages being sent by someone calling themselves "Charlie" or "Abi" as many as 20 people including MPs, staffers and political journalists.

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Bernstein and Woodward exchanged flirtatious messages, and Woodward suggested that he was bi-curious.

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Mr Lawrence said Ms Hand was flirtatious and initiated the sex.

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