Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.
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Examples for "coy"
Examples for "coy"
1Today he was coy on whether he would stand for Parliament again.
2Msholozi and his representatives remain incredibly coy about what's draining his health.
3They remain coy as of Thursday morning, with no updates provided since.
4Publishers often seem to become coy when presenting readers with short fiction.
5Pressed on whether he has already made that decision, Wenger was coy.
1Like many others 'clothed with a little brief authority' he was not overmodest in showing his importance.
1The clear gray eyes-quite demure-glancedin toward the shadows of the trees.
2The previous Peugeot 2008 was demure almost to the point of invisibility.
3That in itself completely changed the appearance of the usually demure Josie.
4Ned was standing in the barn-yard, the very picture of demure innocence.
5Looking very demure, the men made some rejoinder; and he went on.
6Nevertheless, she was very demure and very much the lady in appearance.
7The gorgeous being entered, and found three demure ladies rapt in newspapers.
8Constance and I laughed; my mother, as usual, looking demure and dignified.
9Jacenko changed into a more demure outfit for her husband's court appearance.
10Gone were all the demure resolutions, the memory of faith or unfaith.
11Maurice, however, found consolation in the demure French maid who served them.
12They all slapped their sides at her demure reply and laughed maniacally.
13He descended from his desk and went in, swelling with demure complacency.
14Hildegard submitted with demure listlessness, and soon re-appeared in her walking costume.
15A candle and bouquet of wildflowers finish off the demure table setting.
16As grand corporate gestures go, it does its best to be demure.
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