adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Ben thinks Leah is just being coy .
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Her mother encouraged her to use her feminine charm, to be coy and alluring.
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Teresa blushed when she saw me and turned very coy .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Cbin in hand, feet close together, there was something coy and flirty about her.
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He sat like a woman and talked like one, sending coy glances at all of us.
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Isabella, the next day, is full of coy importance, saying that Catherine must guess her secret.
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Marxist urban politics is now much more coy about all-embracing grand, theoretical claims.
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Officials are coy about the details.
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There was no twinkle in her eyes and no coy smile on her lips.
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Those who go quiet and coy even when offended need to work on this.