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Definition of: coy
(koi) adjective
1. Shrinking from notice, diffident; shy: said chiefly of women.
2. Simulating diffidence; coquettish.
3. Obs. Disdainful. [<F coi <OF quei <L quietus. Doublet of QUIET.]
—coy′ish adjective
—coy′ly adverb
—coy′·ness noun
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