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affecting shyness or modesty in order to attract masculine interest
  • an 18th-century painting of a coquettish maiden dallying with a young moonstruck gallant

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  • uncoy
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“Coquettish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquettish. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.

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