coquettishlyadv.
/kɒˈkɛtᵻʃli/, /kə(ʊ)ˈkɛtᵻʃli/, U.S. /koʊˈkɛdᵻʃli/ In a coquettish manner; like a coquette or coquet.
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the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > [adverb] > in a coquette-like manner
coquettishly1742
coquette-like1760
1742 State of Physick i. ii. 13 You cannot conceive how coquettishly she simper'd!
1792 ‘P. Pindar’ Wks. (new Dublin ed.) II. 428 I have but one step more! he cried, Keeping his head coquettishly aside.
1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany iii. 28 The ‘concierge’ appears in the shape of a coquettishly dressed young lady, who answers all questions.
1979 N.Y. Times 27 Oct. (Late City ed.) 44/1 ‘I could have waited nine months to move, but I wanted to do it while I am still young’, he said coquettishly.
2010 S.–T. Yan & S. Nadis Shape Inner Space vi. 137 ‘My pleasure’, she said, smiling coquettishly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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