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adjectivegiven or inclined to flirtation. pertaining to or suggesting flirtation. Also Informal, flirt·y [flur-tee] /ˈflɜr ti/ . Origin of flirtatiousFirst recorded in 1825–35; flirtat(ion) + -ious OTHER WORDS FROM flirtatiousflir·ta·tious·ly, adverbflir·ta·tious·ness, nounnon·flir·ta·tious, adjectivenon·flir·ta·tious·ly, adverb non·flir·ta·tious·ness, nounun·flir·ta·tious, adjectiveun·flir·ta·tious·ly, adverbun·flir·ta·tious·ness, noun Words nearby flirtatiousFlip-Top, flip-up, flirt, flirtable, flirtation, flirtatious, flirty, flit, flitch, flitch beam, flitchplate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flirtatiousAfter a series of flirtatious encounters in the park, the two fall madly, passionately in love. Inside ‘Blue is the Warmest Color’ And The Year’s Most Controversial Sex Scene|Marlow Stern|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Quick-witted, sharp-tongued, and flirtatious, Anne drew a coterie of men to her, and each would lose his head for her. Why Does Anne Boleyn Obsess Us?|Lauren Elkin|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Margaret Thatcher was a woman: a confounding, irrepressible, flirtatious, stubborn, certitudinous, unabashedly conservative woman. How Margaret Thatcher Transformed British Politics|Tunku Varadarajan|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST The worst she was accused of was sending, oh, 30,000 flirtatious emails to Gen. John Allen. Like Jill Kelley, Paula Broadwell Eyes Comeback After Petraeus Scandal|Howard Kurtz|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These emails have been described by some unnamed government officials as flirtatious and potentially inappropriate. Jill Kelley Says Paula Broadwell Tried to ‘Blackmail’ Her|Howard Kurtz|January 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST The green eyes of the flirtatious nurse gleamed peculiarly catlike in the dusk. Good thing if some of the flirtatious women could have seen that. The Harvester|Gene Stratton Porter Oh, pretty soon, she replied, for the flirtatious instinct was still in evidence. The Best Policy|Elliott Flower To this flirtatious young person to be ignored by "the fellows" meant the depth of misfortune. Reels and Spindles|Evelyn Raymond Annabel was a flirtatious young woman who welcomed the outlaws in her very best manner. Operas Every Child Should Know|Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
British Dictionary definitions for flirtatious
adjectivegiven to flirtation expressive of playful sexual invitationa flirtatious glance Derived forms of flirtatiousflirtatiously, adverbflirtatiousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flirtatiousamorous, arch, come-on, coy, libidinous, sportive, come-hither, coquettish, enticing, flirty, dallying, spoony |