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Coily

adj, adv

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having coils; coiling.

    "The pillars in Figure 12.24 were built similarly: I designed a helix (a coily cord shape) and then swept a large 2D circle along the path the helix describes."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of coyly. alt-of, obsolete, rare

    "This said; his hand he coily snatcht away / From forth Antinous hand."

  2. 2
    Misspelling of coyly. alt-of, misspelling

    "She coily explained 'they are making a baby'."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From coil + -y.

Etymology 2

From coy + -ly.

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