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 Now, with their flirtatious Instagram exchange, GloRilla and Ingram appear to be embracing their status as one of the newest power couples blending the worlds of music and sports. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Beto and Uhura have been flirtatious with one another all season. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025 Downs joins the My Life With the Walter Boys cast as Maria, a flirtatious new face who cozies up to Alex. EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Consider the cultural tectonics involved in bringing the extended Kardashian empire into contact with Nelly Ghaffar, from Season 15, a flirtatious palliative-care assistant from Slovakia by way of Dorset. Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flirtatious
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Adjective
  • Players with early access have indicated that there are flirty suggestions in some of the character’s lines but there has yet to be confirmation.
    Abby Monteil, Them., 9 Sep. 2025
  • Zesica Front-Tie Mini Dress with Puff Long Sleeves From its flirty tie-front design and cinched waistline to its puffy long sleeves, this mini dress will make a style statement this fall.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Nab this charming bag, which comes in all sorts of coquettish florals and prints that flawlessly fit the aesthetic.
    Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The new 14-track collection ballasts her familiar dreamy, coquettish sound with vulnerability and anguish.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Mousse is elusive, coy and even mysterious.
    Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Maybe the aliens are coy and want to stay hidden.
    Matthew Hutson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Flirtatious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flirtatious. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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