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coy

adjective

1 coy

Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.

synonyms: demure, overmodest.

Roget 860: fearing etc. v.; frightened etc. v.; in fear, in a fright etc. n.; haunted with the fear of etc. n.; afeard.    ... show more

Roget 881: modest, diffident; humble etc. 879; timid, timorous, bashful; shy, nervous, skittish, coy, sheepish, shamefaced, ... show more

2 coy

Showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement.

3 coy

Modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures.


Moby thesaurus: amative, amatory, arch, bashful, capricious, caressive, confused, conscious, coquettish, decent, decorous, demure, diffident, flirtatious, flirty, inarticulate, kittenish, lively, mischievous, mousy ... show more.

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