coquettish
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Patrons laughed at a corny but cute puppet show starring Casa Bonita’s dishes, from a chirpy hard-shelled taco to a coquettish sopaipilla.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025
Responding to the report of his influence in the former president’s orbit, Yoo issued a for-public-consumption coquettish non-denial denial of his ambition.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2024
Shy, bold, coquettish or mocking, a woman’s smile is richly signifying, something that Wilde, an actress turned director, certainly knows.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022
"I think I'm camp rather than coquettish," she counters.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2021
I had learnt her whole character, which was without mystery or disguise: she was coquettish but not heartless; exacting, but not worthlessly selfish.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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