"coy" Definition

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Word: [adjective] coy (modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures)

Example: Like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled

Word: [adjective] coy (showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement)

Example: The politician was coy about any intentions to run in the next election.

Word: [adjective] coy (affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way)

Synonyms: demure, overmodest