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coyly

Variant of coy

adjective

  1. Obsolete quiet; silent
    1. shrinking from contact or familiarity with others; bashful; shy
    2. primly reserved; demure
  2. affecting innocence or shyness, esp. in a playful or coquettish manner
  3. reticent or evasive, as in making a commitment
  4. Archaic inaccessible; secluded
  5. Obsolete disdainfully aloof

intransitive verb

Archaic to behave in a coy way

transitive verb

Obsolete to pet or caress

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