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 With Venus strutting through flirtatious Libra for most of the month, relationships are in the spotlight as the love planet encourages compromise and connection. Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024 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 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 18 Dec. 2024.

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