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flirtatious

American  
[flur-tey-shuhs] / flɜrˈteɪ ʃəs /
Informal, flirty

adjective

  1. given or inclined to flirtation.

  2. pertaining to or suggesting flirtation.

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

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