Definition of coy

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Coy (a.) Soft; gentle; hesitating.

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Bonnet :: Bonnet (n.) An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices others to bet or to bid; a decoy..
Coyness :: Coyness (n.) The quality of being coy; feigned o/ bashful unwillingness to become familiar; reserve.
Prudery :: Prudery (n.) The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in order to take or shoot them..
Coying :: Coying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Co.
Danger :: Danger (n.) Coyness; disdainful behavior.
Lure :: Lure (n.) Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of advantage or pleasure; a decoy.
Nutria :: Nutria (n.) The fur of the coypu. See Coypu.
Octodont :: Octodont (a.) Of or pertaining to the Octodontidae, a family of rodents which includes the coypu, and many other South American species..
Accismus :: Accismus (n.) Affected refusal; coyness.
Capper :: Capper (n.) A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers [Slang, U. S.]..
Accoy :: Accoy (v. t.) To render quiet; to soothe.
Coy :: Coy (v. t.) To allure; to entice; to decoy.
Maiden :: Maiden (v. t.) To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to entice other fowl into a net or within shot..
Fowl :: Fowl (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc..
Prude :: Prude (a.) A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary prudence in conduct and speech..
Coy :: Coy (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry..
Coy :: Coy (v. i.) To make difficulty; to be unwilling.
Decoyed :: Decoyed (imp. & p. p.) of Deco.
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