coquettish

as in kittenish
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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Adjective
  • Madelyn Cline went full-on Old Hollywood bombshell, kittenish liner, polished lengths, and all.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2023
  • With a basis of flawless skin—smoothing and hydration offered via Kylie Skin Face Moisturizer and Eye Cream—Phillips pulled a thick wing of black liner along Jenner's lids, a diminutive wing beneath the lower lashline providing a kittenish complement.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2021
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Lear has been much more coy about her identity.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 June 2025
  • Donaldson was coy when asked about the return during a panel for Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary, Unscripted & Variety event.
    Peter White, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Cavallari questioned if Jowsey was ready for a relationship given his flirtatious behavior.
    Liza Esquibias, People.com, 12 June 2025
  • Then there's also Meg's best friend, Amy's flirtatious mentor, and Beth's first love.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 June 2025
Adjective
  • Norma Shearer, an M-G-M star who became his wife, told the tale of meeting him for the first time and taking him for a demure office boy.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
  • There were Hmong women with a certain style that never hit the pop culture radar: Tough, streetwise, cocksure and confident, deeply devoted to their families, friends and culture, but not the least bit demure or deferential.
    Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 2 June 2025
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“Coquettish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coquettish. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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