coquettish

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coquettish

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  1. Of, being, or characteristic of a young, flirtatious girl. 'Is there that about me that should affright a man? Then surely are men changed from what they used to be!' And with a little coquettish movement she turned herself, and held up one arm, so as to show all her loveliness and the rich hair of raven blackness that streamed in soft ripples down her snow

    Similar: flirtatious

Opposite: uncoquettish

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adjective

Opposite: uncoquettish

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adj as a young, flirting girl; flirtatious

Españolcoqueto
Portuguêscoquete
Françaiscoquette
Deutschkokett, gefallsüchtig
Italianocivettuolo
Русскийкоке́тливый kokétlivyj, игри́вый igrívyj

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@misc{coquettish_2026,
  title = {coquettish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coquettish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}