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English
Etymology
From flirt + -ish.
Adjective
flirtish (comparative more flirtish, superlative most flirtish)
- of the nature of, or characterizing a flirt
1830, William Russell, William Channing Woodbridge, Amos Bronson Alcott, American Journal of Education, volume 1:"I am unasy in my mind, about two things, my poor, ould, ancient gran'fader, and your little, innocent, flirtish ways."
1839, Michael Ryan, Prostitution in London, page 83:[…] 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.