Thesaurus: coy

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1. a. Quiet; still.
2. a. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.
3. a. Soft; gentle; hesitating.
4. v. t. To allure; to entice; to decoy.
5. v. t. To caress with the hand; to stroke.
6. v. i. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
7. v. i. To make difficulty; to be unwilling.
8. adj. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
9. adj. showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
10. adj. modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
11. j:100 s. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way s. showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement s. modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures