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flirty

[ flur-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Informal

pleasantly flirtatious; playful:
We exchanged a few flirty texts, but nothing came of it.
(of apparel) having a charming or playful appeal, often in the form of elements traditionally considered feminine, such as light fabrics, bright colors, flounces, and ruffles, and often exposing bare skin:
I tried on one of the boutique's “flirty dresses” and it reminded me of the outfit I wore to my sixth birthday party.

Origin of flirty¹

First recorded in 1750–60; flirt ( def ) + -y ¹( def )

Alexander is everything Turing is not—gregarious, flirty, and, you guessed it, charming.

Newmark was approached online by “Sophie Wittams,” a blond, flirty, “twentysomething Tory PR girl.”

She says her posts have changed from flirty Maxim-style bikini shots to controlled images from the waist up.

If you start the story about your buddy, you better be prepared to rewrite flirty section on the fly.

The British designer's Spring/Summer 2014 collection was a nod to summer with daisy motifs and flirty frocks.

I liked her better when she was flighty and flirty, that I did—a deal better.

If there is anything on earth that I detest, it is a flirty married woman.

When your disdainful looks classed me with a flirty kitchen-wench I rebelled at last.

To relieve the tedium some of the young fellows who were in the crowd began to chaff some of the lassies in a flirty way.

From thirty to fifty Lady Kirkbank had been known as a flirty matron.

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