flirtatious
adjective
flir·ta·tious
ˌflər-ˈtā-shəs 
: inclined to flirt : coquettish
flirtatiously
adverb
flirtatiousness
noun
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As the shoot winds down, Köhler observes Maja and Nourou engaging in flirtatious tête-à-têtes barely hidden from view.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
With the sun and Venus in Libra this season — activating your flirtatious fifth house of love, passion and pleasure — everything from creativity to romantic affairs is suddenly on your radar.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Getty portrayed the cantankerous but charming matriarch Sophia Petrillo, the mother of Arthur's character, and McClanahan played the flirtatious Southern belle Blanche.
—Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Mendoza began sending her flirtatious text messages.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
With the sun and Venus in Libra this season — activating your flirtatious fifth house of love, passion and pleasure — everything from creativity to romantic affairs is suddenly on your radar.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Getty portrayed the cantankerous but charming matriarch Sophia Petrillo, the mother of Arthur's character, and McClanahan played the flirtatious Southern belle Blanche.
—Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Mendoza began sending her flirtatious text messages.
—ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Flirtatious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flirtatious. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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