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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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
Dictionary Results for coy:
1. WordNet® 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"

2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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


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