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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 |
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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"
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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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Common Misspellings > |
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