flirtatious

as in flirty
feeling or showing a sexual attraction for someone that is usually not meant to be taken seriously feeling flirtatious a flirtatious smile a flirtatious mood

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Recent Examples of flirtatious In fact, a platonic relationship could become flirtatious. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025 His haplessly flirtatious scenes opposite Blackpink superstar Lisa, who plays his colleague Mook, are sprinkled throughout the episodes like clarifying rays of sunshine. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025 No one has ever rushed to the theatre for the sake of Hero and Claudio, the secondary lovers, whose wooings and sunderings, though eventful, seem like very small beer compared with the rich flirtatious spirits of the primary pair. Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025 This is a romantic day, and relations with others, even casual interactions, might have a flirtatious overtone. Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flirtatious

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“Flirtatious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirtatious. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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