Coyly

//ˈkɔɪli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a coy manner.

    "Melons, who was engaged in breathing hard after Limpet, got such a shock as the curate drifted coyly before his beard, that for the moment he ceased to breathe at all."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a coy manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
sheepishly

Example

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"Melons, who was engaged in breathing hard after Limpet, got such a shock as the curate drifted coyly before his beard, that for the moment he ceased to breathe at all."

Etymology

From coy + -ly.

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