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1.
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
2.
showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
a politician coy about his intentions
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modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled
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derived forms
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1. Coy / Comparitive
coyer
2. Coy / Superlative
coyest
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