"flaunty" meaning in English

See flaunty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: flauntier [comparative], flauntiest [superlative]
Etymology: From flaunt + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flaunt|y}} flaunt + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|flauntier}} flaunty (comparative flauntier, superlative flauntiest)
  1. flaunting; showy; meretricious Derived forms: flauntiness

Inflected forms

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