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Significados de overmodest em inglês

Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.

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Examples for "coy"
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Today he was coy on whether he would stand for Parliament again.
Radio NZ
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Msholozi and his representatives remain incredibly coy about what's draining his health.
The South African
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They remain coy as of Thursday morning, with no updates provided since.
The South African
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Publishers often seem to become coy when presenting readers with short fiction.
The Guardian
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Pressed on whether he has already made that decision, Wenger was coy.
The Guardian
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The clear gray eyes-quite demure-glancedin toward the shadows of the trees.
Sunrise
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The previous Peugeot 2008 was demure almost to the point of invisibility.
The Irish Times
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That in itself completely changed the appearance of the usually demure Josie.
Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman
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Ned was standing in the barn-yard, the very picture of demure innocence.
Wreaths of Friendship: A Gift for the Young
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Looking very demure, the men made some rejoinder; and he went on.
Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas
Uso de overmodest em inglês
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Like many others 'clothed with a little brief authority' he was not overmodest in showing his importance.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 3, March, 1862
Overmodest ao longo do tempo