| Front | coy |
|---|---|
| Back | coy BrE /kɔɪ/ NAmE /kɔɪ/ adjective 1 shy or pretending to be shy and innocent, especially about love or sex, and sometimes in order to make people more interested in you She gave me a coy smile. 2 ~ (about sth) not willing to give information about sth, or answer questions that tell people too much about you reticent She was a little coy about how much her dress cost. The company is coy about revealing its profits. coyly /BrE kɔɪli; NAmE kɔɪli/ adverb coy•ness /BrE kɔɪnəs; NAmE kɔɪnəs/ noun [uncountable] |
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