coy, adj.
modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
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coy
sample sentences
"like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"
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showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
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coy
sample sentences
"a politician coy about his intentions"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
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coy demure overmodest
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