flirtatious

American  

[flur-tey-shuhs] / flɜrˈteɪ ʃəs /

Informal, flirty

adjective

1. given or inclined to flirtation.

2. pertaining to or suggesting flirtation.

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flirtatious British  

/ flɜːˈteɪʃəs /

adjective

1. given to flirtation

2. expressive of playful sexual invitation

   a flirtatious glance

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Other Word Forms

• flirtatiously adverb
• flirtatiousness noun
• nonflirtatious adjective
• nonflirtatiously adverb
• nonflirtatiousness noun
• unflirtatious adjective
• unflirtatiously adverb
• unflirtatiousness noun

Etymology

Origin of flirtatious

First recorded in 1825–35; flirtat(ion) + -ious

Example Sentences

Employing a stagy New York accent, and saddled with a distractingly unfortunate blond wig, Ms. McCann delivers a long, discursive monologue both boastful and aggressively flirtatious.

From The Wall Street Journal

To some, pie means flirtatious cherries, cinnamon-kissed apples or pleasantly puckering lemon awakening the taste buds.

From Salon

A Dvorák Slavonic dance and a Brahms Hungarian one were flirtatious and fun.

From Los Angeles Times

Carpenter is recognised for her flirtatious summer anthem Espresso in the record of the year category - which recognises the overall production of a song, from vocal performance to instrumentation.

From BBC

In societies with lower relational mobility, where group members are more likely to know one another, women may perceive these flirtatious voices as a threat to existing social networks, according to the researchers.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• amorous