flirty

English

Etymology

flirt +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈflɜːti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈflɜɹti/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ti

Adjective

flirty (comparative flirtier, superlative flirtiest)

1. Flirting, or seeming to flirt.
   • 2009 January 5, John Branch, “Bull Riders Wait All Day for a Few Seconds of Fury”, in New York Times:

     A flirty woman in a straw hat slid through the crowd straight to Snyder.

   • 2011, Trish Perry, Tea for Two, page 47:

     This was one flirty dress. Way too sultry for a first date, especially with someone she might have no real interest in.

Synonyms

• flirtatious

Derived terms

• flirtily
• flirtiness