Definition of coy

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Coy (a.) Soft; gentle; hesitating.

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Coy :: Coy (a.) Soft; gentle; hesitating.
Accoy :: Accoy (v. t.) To render quiet; to soothe.
Coyly :: Coyly (adv.) In a coy manner; with reserve.
Canticoy :: Canticoy (n.) A social gathering; usually, one for dancing..
Coy :: Coy (v. i.) To make difficulty; to be unwilling.
Coyed :: Coyed (imp. & p. p.) of Co.
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection..
Decoying :: Decoying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deco.
Coy :: Coy (a.) Quiet; still.
Coyness :: Coyness (n.) The quality of being coy; feigned o/ bashful unwillingness to become familiar; reserve.
Coy :: Coy (v. t.) To caress with the hand; to stroke.
Decoy :: Decoy (v. t.) To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare; to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net..
Bel-accoyle :: Bel-accoyle (n.) A kind or favorable reception or salutation.
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..
Crimp :: Crimp (n.) One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval service.
Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters..
Accoy :: Accoy (v. t.) To subdue; to tame; to daunt.
Birdcall :: Birdcall (n.) A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate.
Shy :: Shy (superl.) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
Coy :: Coy (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry..
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