coquettish

adjective

co·​quett·​ish (ˈ)kō-¦ke-tish 

: having the air or nature of a coquette or coquetry : practicing or exhibiting coquetry

heartless, coquettish women, who put self first and played with fire

—Margaret A. Barnes

coquettishly adverb

coquettishness noun

plural -es

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