coy
adjective
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Definition of coy
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coy
verb
coyed;
coying;
coys
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Examples of coy in a Sentence
Adjective
It is distinctly odd to read a whole page dedicated to Hitler's life and character without a reference to his anti-Semitism. To say that Swiss banks contained gold coming from the bank accounts, the jewelry boxes, and the teeth of "concentration camp victims" is a little coy. — Ian Buruma, New Republic, 31 Jan. 2000 Rival camps are terrified that Bush will reject federal matching funds and the campaign-spending limits they impose, and Bush's aides are coy on the subject. — John F. Dickerson, Time, 8 Mar. 1999 And there's Julia, the charming "chatterbot" (a text-based computer character), whose coy pickup banter echoes that of real-life Internet flirts. — Michiko Kakutani, Albany (New York) Times-Union, 20 Aug. 1997 I didn't like her coy manner. He gave a coy answer.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Speaking after the game, Solskjaer remained coy on the severity of the injury. — SI.com, "The Two Reasons Why Jose Mourinho Wanted to Sell Anthony Martial," 27 Aug. 2019 Found footage Engelhardt plays coy on whether this game fits in with the canon of the franchise. — Nick Romano, EW.com, "How Blair Witch found new ways to scare the crap out of you," 20 Aug. 2019 Malzahn has been coy about it, not wanting to tip his hand, while players have been mum on the subject; even the typically verbose Boobee Whitlow clammed up on Wednesday when asked a question specifically about Nix. — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, "Kenny Dillingham discusses Auburn quarterback race, judging Bo Nix and Joey Gatewood in practice," 15 Aug. 2019 Among the Bard’s most popular works, director Burton Tedesco sets the play within a 1950s-era vibe, which emphasizes the coy battle of the sexes between the sparring (but inevitable) lovers, Beatrice and Benedick. — nola.com, "Wittiness and romance make ‘Much Ado’ quite something at Tulane Shakespeare Fest," 19 June 2019 Both Eichner and Teigen have not been coy about their distaste for the president, namely his administration’s divisive policies and poor treatment of the LGBTQ community. — Los Angeles Times, "Equinox and SoulCycle backlash: Billy Eichner, Chrissy Teigen lead celeb boycott," 7 Aug. 2019 Johnson has not been coy about his commitment to leaving the EU on October 31. — Luke Mcgee, CNN, "Boris Johnson could be the last prime minister of the United Kingdom," 3 Aug. 2019 As for whether there will be any other comic book favorites jumping to the TV adaptation in season 10, Kang plays more coy. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, "New comic book character coming in season 10 of The Walking Dead," 11 July 2019 Depend on your observations; be somewhat coy about asking questions. — BostonGlobe.com, "Horoscope," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'coy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for coy
coy
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of coy
: having a shy or sweetly innocent quality that is often intended to be attractive or to get attention
: not telling or revealing all the information that could be revealed
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coy
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Kids Definition of coy
: falsely shy or modest
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