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
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 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 Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Thomas Sheridan
