Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flirtish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: flir-tish
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of the nature of, or characterizing a flirt

Example Sentences

""I am unasy in my mind, about two things, my poor, ould, ancient gran'fader, and your little, innocent, flirtish ways.""
"[…] few respectable women will now sit at a window, looking into the public street, or gaze at passengers in any large town or city; and no one does so at present, unless an innocent inexperienced, husband-hunting, flirtish, or intriguing person."

Etymology

From flirt + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: flirt

Inflected Forms

more flirtish (comparative) most flirtish (superlative)

Derived Forms

flirtishly flirtishness

Frequently Paired Words

flirty

Questions

What does flirtish mean?: of the nature of, or characterizing a flirt
Where does flirtish come from?: From flirt + -ish.

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