1. 
[syn: coy, demure, overmodest]
2.  showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; 
- Example: "a politician coy about his intentions"
3.  modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; 
- Example: "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coy \Coy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coyed (koid); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Coying.]
   1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.]
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            A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the
            fonder sort into their nets.          --Bp. Rainbow.
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   2. To caress with the hand; to stroke.
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            Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed,
            While I thy amiable cheeks do coy.    --Shak.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coy \Coy\ (koi), a. [OE. coi quiet, still, OF. coi, coit, fr.L.
   quietus quiet, p. p. of quiescere to rest, quie rest; prob.
   akin to E. while. See While, and cf. Quiet, Quit,
   Quite.]
   1. Quiet; still. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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   2. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful;
      shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with
      an implication of coquetry.
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            Coy, and difficult to win.            --Cowper.
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            Coy and furtive graces.               --W. Irving.
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            Nor the coy maid, half willings to be pressed,
            Shall kiss the cup, to pass it to the rest.
                                                  --Goldsmith.
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   3. Soft; gentle; hesitating.
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            Enforced hate,
            Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.
                                                  --Shak.
   Syn: Shy; shriking; reserved; modest; bashful; backward;
        distant.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Coy \Coy\, v. i.
   1. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach
      or familiarity. [Obs.]
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            Thus to coy it,
            With one who knows you too!           --Rowe.
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   2. To make difficulty; to be unwilling. [Obs.]
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            If he coyed
            To hear Cominius speak, I 'll keep at home. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
coy
    adj 1: affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or
           provocative way [syn: coy, demure, overmodest]
    2: showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or
       reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a
       politician coy about his intentions"
    3: modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a
       wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be
       easily cajoled"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "coy":
   amative, amatory, arch, bashful, capricious, caressive, confused,
   conscious, coquettish, decent, decorous, demure, diffident,
   flirtatious, flirty, inarticulate, kittenish, lively, mischievous,
   mousy, nice, playful, proper, rabbity, retiring, roguish, seemly,
   self-conscious, self-effacing, sexual, shamefaced, shamefast, shy,
   skittish, stammering, timid, timorous, unassertive, unassured
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Coy, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas
   Population (2000):    116
   Housing Units (2000): 49
   Land area (2000):     0.673942 sq. miles (1.745502 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.673942 sq. miles (1.745502 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            15790
   Located within:       Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05
   Location:             34.541882 N, 91.869736 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Coy, AR
    Coy