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coyly
Variant of coy
adjective
- Obsolete quiet; silent
- shrinking from contact or familiarity with others; bashful; shy
- primly reserved; demure
- affecting innocence or shyness, esp. in a playful or coquettish manner
- reticent or evasive, as in making a commitment
- Archaic inaccessible; secluded
- Obsolete disdainfully aloof
intransitive verb
Archaic to behave in a coy way
transitive verb
Obsolete to pet or caress
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