COY
\kˈɔ͡ɪ], \kˈɔɪ], \k_ˈɔɪ]\
Definitions of COY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
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showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions"
By Princeton University
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affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
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showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Quiet; still.
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Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry.
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Soft; gentle; hesitating.
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To allure; to entice; to decoy.
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To caress with the hand; to stroke.
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To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
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To make difficulty; to be unwilling.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Thomas Sheridan