coquette-likeadv.adj.

Brit.

/kɒˈkɛtlʌɪk/,

/kə(ʊ)ˈkɛtlʌɪk/, U.S.

/koʊˈkɛtˌlaɪk/

Forms: see coquette n. and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coquette n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < coquette n. + -like suffix.

A. adv.

In the manner of a coquette; like a coquette; coquettishly.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > [adverb] > in a coquette-like manner

coquettishly1742

coquette-like1760

1760 Public Ledger 1 Sept. 797/1 Coquet like she flies from her close pursuers.

1872 Graphic 23 Mar. 270/3 His almost boyish frivolity..will explain that charming, piquant, clever music, which coquette-like has not heart, but elegant manners.

1987 Texas Stud. Lit. & Lang. 30 107 Coquette-like, he observes her through his eyelashes.

2006 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 8 Jan. 3 She perches coquette-like on a stool.

B. adj.

Resembling or characteristic of a coquette; like that of a coquette; coquettish. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1838 Fife Herald 26 Apr. 36/2 These facts..are worth the thousand rhetorical flourishes, and coquette-like gestures of my learned opponent.

1863 Ld. Tennyson Hendecasyllabics in Cornhill Mag. Dec. 708 As some exquisite rose..Or half coquette-like Maiden.

1996 Billboard (Nexis) 8 June Mixing coquette-like purring during the verses with writhing belting during the chorus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	coquette-like
释义	coquette-likeadv.adj. Brit. /kɒˈkɛtlʌɪk/, /kə(ʊ)ˈkɛtlʌɪk/, U.S. /koʊˈkɛtˌlaɪk/ Forms: see coquette n. and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coquette n., -like suffix. Etymology: < coquette n. + -like suffix. A. adv. In the manner of a coquette; like a coquette; coquettishly. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > [adverb] > in a coquette-like manner coquettishly1742 coquette-like1760 1760 Public Ledger 1 Sept. 797/1 Coquet like she flies from her close pursuers. 1872 Graphic 23 Mar. 270/3 His almost boyish frivolity..will explain that charming, piquant, clever music, which coquette-like has not heart, but elegant manners. 1987 Texas Stud. Lit. & Lang. 30 107 Coquette-like, he observes her through his eyelashes. 2006 Mail on Sunday (Nexis) 8 Jan. 3 She perches coquette-like on a stool. B. adj. Resembling or characteristic of a coquette; like that of a coquette; coquettish. Now rare. ΚΠ 1838 Fife Herald 26 Apr. 36/2 These facts..are worth the thousand rhetorical flourishes, and coquette-like gestures of my learned opponent. 1863 Ld. Tennyson Hendecasyllabics in Cornhill Mag. Dec. 708 As some exquisite rose..Or half coquette-like Maiden. 1996 Billboard (Nexis) 8 June Mixing coquette-like purring during the verses with writhing belting during the chorus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adv.adj.1760
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