coy

  • (s) affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way demure, overmodest,
  • (s) showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
    • a politician coy about his intentions
  • (s) modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
    • like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled

Synonyms

demure overmodest

Words of close approximity

cob C.O.D. COD cog col con coo cop cos cot cow cox
CA cc CD C.E. Ce CF cf. Ci cl cm CO Cr Cs CT Cu CV cx
cab CAD cam can cap car CAT caw cay CBC CBR ccc CDC CEO CER CFC CFO cgs chi CIA CID CIM CIO CIS CJD CLI clv clx CMB CMV CNS cob cod C.O.D. cog col con coo cop cos cot cow cox CPA CPI CPR cps CPU C.P.U. CRO CRP CRT cry CSE CST CTC cub cud cue cul cum cup cur cut CVA cwm cwt cxl cxv cxx
coydog coyly coyness coyol coyol palm coyote coyote brush coyote bush Coyote State coypu