flirtatious

Informal, flirt·y

[flur-tey-shuhs]

adjective

1. given or inclined to flirtation.

2. pertaining to or suggesting flirtation.

flirtatious

/ flɜːˈteɪʃəs /

adjective

1. given to flirtation

2. expressive of playful sexual invitation

   a flirtatious glance

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of flirtatious¹

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

Example Sentences

The anonymous man also previously said in his claim that believing that he was communicating with a woman, he responded to the messages in a flirtatious and sexualised manner.

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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.

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"The men used flirtatious language to manipulate people into thinking they were entering into a genuine loving and caring relationship", a CPS spokesperson said.

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Even “pass the almond milk” felt flirtatious coming from him.

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

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Related Words

• amorous