flirty

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UK/ˈflɜːti/US/ˈflɜɹti/

adjective

Flirting, or seeming to flirt.

Similar
flirtatious
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

adjectiveflirty (comparative flirtier, superlative flirtiest)

comparative flirtier · superlative flirtiest

  1. 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
    1 more example

    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

    Synonyms: flirtatious

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFlirting, or seeming to flirt.

Similar
flirtatious
Also see
flirtsome

Origin

From flirt + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with flirty

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Cite this entry
APA

flirty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flirty

MLA

“flirty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flirty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flirty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flirty.

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