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coquettishly

coquettishly adverb: in a coquettish manner; flirtatiously.

Adverb

coquettishly (comparative more coquettishly, superlative most coquettishly)

  1. In a coquettish manner; flirtatiously.
    • She reached the abstract, comic art-style mountain, which the Maker had decided to destroy ten times in the past hour without ever quite being able to bring itself to do so. She dramatically increased in scale, and winked coquettishly. A speech balloon appeared above her head.2020 October 1, HarryBlank, “The Bowe Decommission, Part One”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2024

Forms of coquettishly

comparativemore coquettishly
superlativemost coquettishly

Origin of coquettishly

From coquettish + -ly.

Questions about coquettishly

What does coquettishly mean?
Coquettishly means in a coquettish manner; flirtatiously.
What part of speech is coquettishly?
Coquettishly is an adverb.

Words near coquettishly in the dictionary

  1. coquettery
  2. coquettes
  3. coquetting
  4. coquettings
  5. coquettish
  6. coquettishly
  7. coquettishness
  8. coqui
  9. coqui frog
  10. coqui frogs
  11. coquilla

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