Coyly
/ˈkɔɪli/ adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 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 in a coy manner wordnet
Example
More examples"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.