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co·quet·tish

  [koh-ket-ish]
adjective
(of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
Related forms
co·quet·tish·ly, adverb
co·quet·tish·ness, noun
un·co·quet·tish, adjective
un·co·quet·tish·ly, adverb
un·co·quet·tish·ness, noun
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Coquettish is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Example Sentences
  • He was flattering and coquettish and pathologically indirect.
  • Her coquettish air with her husband's customers is a build-up of calculated skill.
  • The two play a coquettish game in which he advances and she flees but always returns a little bolder than before.
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World English Dictionary
coquette (kəʊˈkɛt, kɒˈkɛt)
 
—n
1.  a woman who flirts
2.  any hummingbird of the genus Lophornis, esp the crested Brazilian species L. magnifica
 
[C17: from French, feminine of coquet]
 
co'quettish
 
—adj
 
co'quettishly
 
—adv
 
co'quettishness
 
—n

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