flirtatious

adjective

flir·​ta·​tious ˌflər-ˈtā-shəs How to pronounce flirtatious (audio)
: inclined to flirt : coquettish
flirtatiously adverb
flirtatiousness noun

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Indeed, throughout the film, Ree chronicles Mats’ blossoming love interests in the game, specifically with a young woman named Lisette, whose avatar Rumour initiated a flirtatious relationship with Ibelin. Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024 Their hopefulness—conveyed not in still images or bland DMs but in growing smiles and flirtatious tones—was deeply affecting. Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 12 Oct. 2024 The frat-boy familiarity of this ostensibly flirtatious line was unsettling. Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 And yet Murphy and his writers undo pretty much all that sensitive, difficult work by inserting jarringly flirtatious scenes between the brothers, trivializing any abuse that may have taken place. Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flirtatious 

Word History

First Known Use

1796, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of flirtatious was in 1796

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“Flirtatious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flirtatious. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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