flirty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈflɜɹti/ (US)
- /ˈflɜːti/ (UK)
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Etymology
Etymology tree English flirt Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flirty From flirt + -y.
Meanings
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Flirting, or seeming to flirt.
A flirty woman in a straw hat slid through the crowd straight to Snyder.
2009 January 5, John Branch, “Bull Riders Wait All Day for a Few Seconds of Fury”, in New York Times:This was one flirty dress. Way too sultry for a first date, especially with someone she might have no real interest in.
2011, Trish Perry, Tea for Two, page 47:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flirtiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| flirtier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
flirtiness · flirtily · unflirty