feeling or showing a sexual attraction for someone that is usually not meant to be taken seriously
feeling flirtatiousa flirtatious smilea flirtatious mood
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Recent Examples of flirtatiousConversations are flirtatious and direct, so expect bold texts and spontaneous meetings.—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 May 2025 This is a marvelous role for Skarsgard, who gets to play up Gustav’s self-importance and lack of accountability along with his flirtatious charm as the movie progresses.—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025 Halle Berry had fans buzzing over the weekend after posting a cheeky and flirtatious video with her boyfriend, musician Van Hunt, which caused a fan to reach out to Berry with a bold request.—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 May 2025 Once the sun enters fellow air sign Gemini, look forward to lots more fun and flirtatious vibes.—Nina Kahn, StyleCaster, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flirtatious
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coy
Adjective
Even if jobs were created, EV advocates are coy about how many of those jobs would benefit existing autoworkers.
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Ashley Nunes,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2025
Samsung is being coy about what exactly is being launched, but the company started the teaser trailers this week.
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