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Meanings of coy in anglès
Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.
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Examples for "demure"
Examples for "demure"
1
The clear gray eyes-quite demure-glancedin toward the shadows of the trees.
2
The previous Peugeot 2008 was demure almost to the point of invisibility.
3
That in itself completely changed the appearance of the usually demure Josie.
4
Ned was standing in the barn-yard, the very picture of demure innocence.
5
Looking very demure, the men made some rejoinder; and he went on.
1
Like many others 'clothed with a little brief authority' he was not overmodest in showing his importance.
Usage of coy in anglès
1
Today he was coy on whether he would stand for Parliament again.
2
Msholozi and his representatives remain incredibly coy about what's draining his health.
3
They remain coy as of Thursday morning, with no updates provided since.
4
Publishers often seem to become coy when presenting readers with short fiction.
5
Pressed on whether he has already made that decision, Wenger was coy.
6
The company has been coy about revealing the reasons for Lerwill's departure.
7
Also known as the aurora borealis, the Northern Lights are notoriously coy.
8
Then I did the Scarlett thing, hand to my heart, coy smile.
9
On a conference call with analysts, Apple was coy about the product.
10
Racks of magazines, and pictures of coy fat prostitutes in striped bathing-suits.
11
That would certainly fit with Gordon's fondness for the elliptical, the coy.
12
But the shipper was coy about payments he had been involved in.
13
She ignored the obvious temptation to be coy and he appreciated that.
14
There was absolutely nothing coy about her, she didn't flirt at all.
15
The local doctors, however, were coy about recommending it to their patients.
16
It had sounded so natural, not prim, not coy, and typically Rhineland.
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Coy through the time
Coy across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common