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What is a word that means behaving in a way that is non-sexually provocative.
The context that I was attempting to think of this word involve my attempt to describe someone that used her looks to get what she wants, but in a way that is non-sexual. However the particular word that I was attempting to use slipped my mind and I can't seem to recall it.
Coy is not the word that I am looking for nor does it meet the conditions. Coy - making a pretense of shyness or modesty that is intended to be alluring but is often regarded as irritating (Google Definitions). In the situation I am describing, there is no shyness or modesty involved. In fact, she has a since of confidence when she performs such actions.
Tease and flirtatious do work to an extend but are not exactly what I am looking for. Any comments in question are not exactly flirting. Also, none of them are teasing in the original since of the word, although she could be seen as being a tease. None the less, teasing doesn't exactly work either. Some examples of why the word I am looking for applies is when she puts on a cute expression to get someone to do something or when she makes a comment such as, "Wouldn't you rather hang out with a hot/attractive girl than be by yourself?"
3 Answers
- Michael ALv 69 years ago
Tease
verb [with object]
1 make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way: I used to tease her about being so house-proud [no object]: she was just teasing (as adjective teasing) teasing comments
Source(s): http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/t... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teasing
