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flirtishly

flirtishly adverb: in a flirty manner.

Adverb

flirtishly (comparative more flirtishly, superlative most flirtishly)

  1. in a flirty manner
    • "I must speak the truth of it as I see it, and I am sorry to record the fact that the girl who is utterly devoid of coquetry seldom marries either so early or so well as her flirtishly inclined sister."1896, Mrs. Wilcox, The Literary Digest, volume 13, page 316

Forms of flirtishly

comparativemore flirtishly
superlativemost flirtishly

Origin of flirtishly

From flirtish + -ly.

Questions about flirtishly

What does flirtishly mean?
Flirtishly means in a flirty manner.
What part of speech is flirtishly?
Flirtishly is an adverb.

Words near flirtishly in the dictionary

  1. flirtingly
  2. flirtings
  3. flirtini
  4. flirtinis
  5. flirtish
  6. flirtishly
  7. flirtishness
  8. flirts
  9. flirtship
  10. flirtships
  11. flirtsome

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