flirty

[ flur-tee ]

adjective

, Informal

1. pleasantly flirtatious; playful:

   We exchanged a few flirty texts, but nothing came of it.

2. (of apparel) having a charming or playful appeal, often in the form of elements traditionally considered feminine, such as light fabrics, bright colors, flounces, and ruffles, and often exposing bare skin:

   I tried on one of the boutique's “flirty dresses” and it reminded me of the outfit I wore to my sixth birthday party.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flirty¹

First recorded in 1750–60; flirt ( def ) + -y ¹( def )

Example Sentences

After a worrisome start, with Jarrette kinda-sorta proposing to Mallory first in the pods, they seem to have developed a nice, flirty rapport, and as far as I can tell the chemistry is there too.

From Time

It’s in this bag of flirty jerky that offers a savory spin on holiday-staple conversation hearts, featuring laser-etched phrases like “Meat Me,” “XoXo” and “Beef Mine.”

From Washington Blade

Corrin, so mischievous and flirty in those early scenes, helps us see that ambition in the very young Diana.

From Time

Like mosquitoes, they survive on animal blood, and their flirty name comes from their propensity for landing on your face while you sleep.

From Ozy

Every time I saw her I was delighted by her flirty, irreverent spirit.

From Washington Blade

Alexander is everything Turing is not—gregarious, flirty, and, you guessed it, charming.

From The Daily Beast

Newmark was approached online by “Sophie Wittams,” a blond, flirty, “twentysomething Tory PR girl.”

From The Daily Beast

She says her posts have changed from flirty Maxim-style bikini shots to controlled images from the waist up.

From The Daily Beast

If you start the story about your buddy, you better be prepared to rewrite flirty section on the fly.

From The Daily Beast

The British designer's Spring/Summer 2014 collection was a nod to summer with daisy motifs and flirty frocks.

From The Daily Beast

I liked her better when she was flighty and flirty, that I did—a deal better.

From Project Gutenberg

If there is anything on earth that I detest, it is a flirty married woman.

From Project Gutenberg

When your disdainful looks classed me with a flirty kitchen-wench I rebelled at last.

From Project Gutenberg

To relieve the tedium some of the young fellows who were in the crowd began to chaff some of the lassies in a flirty way.

From Project Gutenberg

From thirty to fifty Lady Kirkbank had been known as a flirty matron.

From Project Gutenberg