Antonyms for flirtatious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : flur-tey-shuh s or flur-tee
Phonetic Transcription : flɜrˈteɪ ʃəs or ˈflɜr ti


Definition of flirtatious

Origin :
  • 1834, from flirtation + -ous. Related: Flirtatiously; flirtatiousness.
  • adj provocative, teasing
Example sentences :
  • I'm afraid I've spent too flirtatious a youth, and it isn't easy for me to settle.
  • Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
  • She became frivolous and flirtatious and was beginning to do poorly in high school.
  • Extract from : « Woman » by William J. Robinson
  • She was simply a composite of flirtatious instinct and an amazing candor.
  • Extract from : « The Tyranny of Weakness » by Charles Neville Buck
  • Good thing if some of the flirtatious women could have seen that.
  • Extract from : « The Harvester » by Gene Stratton Porter
  • Their flirtatious first glances had ceased for want of encouragement.
  • Extract from : « Out of the Air » by Inez Haynes Irwin
  • But the tendencies of the time do not encourage the flirtatious attitude.
  • Extract from : « Etiquette » by Emily Post
  • The flirtatious and spoiled little beauties were not in evidence.
  • Extract from : « The Land of Footprints » by Stewart Edward White
  • Smiles and flirtatious glances speak a universal language, and many a wife kept her wedding-ring out of the lime-light.
  • Extract from : « I Married a Ranger » by Dama Margaret Smith
  • Maybe it was only a flirtatious wish to disappoint Sir Marcus—maybe it was something more subtle.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Oh, pretty soon, she replied, for the flirtatious instinct was still in evidence.
  • Extract from : « The Best Policy » by Elliott Flower

Synonyms for flirtatious

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