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 Including Sally Struthers as the flirtatious Virginia. Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Meanwhile, Quan and Gui Ying get locked in a flirtatious tussle because the former is convinced that his rival’s childhood crush knows the secret form needed to defeat him. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2024 This flirtatious transit injects a playful and magnetic energy into your romantic pursuits. Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024 Of course, paying someone a compliment isn’t always necessarily flirtatious. Christina Pérez, Vogue, 22 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 17 Jan. 2025.

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