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

• flirtatiousness noun
• flirtatiously adverb
• 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

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Salon

To give Charlie a little flirtatious boost, Jenny slips in a free order of samosas.

From Salon

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

From Los Angeles Times

The force is investigating flirtatious messages being sent by someone calling themselves "Charlie" or "Abi" as many as 20 people including MPs, staffers and political journalists.

From BBC

Related Words

• amorous