coquettish

[ koh-ket-ish ]

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adjective

(of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.

Origin of coquettish

First recorded in 1685–95; coquett(e) + -ish¹

Feldman stares cheekily into the camera, smiles coquettishly and says, "Too late!"
Marty Feldman: Dead Cool | Simon Doonan | November 2, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
"A regular petite maitresse," thought the Frenchman, seeing her roll herself about so softly and coquettishly.
A Passion in the Desert | Honore de Balzac
The female, also sexually immature, responds coquettishly to these advances of the male.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert Moll
She raised her beautiful tail coquettishly and again leaped sidewise with affected timidity.
Red Hunters And the Animal People | Charles A. Eastman
She wore a black velvet dress, with a little red silk handkerchief coquettishly stuck in the breast.
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen

Mrs. Rantzau stood on the upper deck in her dark blue dress, with the little toque coquettishly aslant on her head.
Dry Fish and Wet | Anthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen

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