coyly

coy  (koi)

adj. coy·er, coy·est

1. Tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved.

2. Affectedly and usually flirtatiously shy or modest. See Synonyms at shy¹.

3. Annoyingly unwilling to make a commitment.

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[Middle English, from Old French quei, coi, quiet, still, from Vulgar Latin *qutus, from Latin quitus, past participle of quiscere, to rest; see k^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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coyly adv.

coyness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

coyly - in a coy manner; "she pouted and looked at him coyly"

Translations

coyly [ˈkɔɪlɪ] ADV

1. (= demurely) → tímidamente (pej) (= coquettishly) → con coquetería

2. (= evasively) → con evasivas

coyly [ˈkɔɪli] adv

(= coquettishly) [smile] → avec coquetterie

(= euphemistically) [say, describe] → euphémiquement

(= evasively) [refuse, explain, answer] → évasivement

coyly

adv (= shyly) smile, look → schüchtern, verschämt; (= evasively) say, answer, refuse → ausweichend

coyly [ˈkɔɪlɪ] adv (smile) → con falsa timidezza; (answer) → evasivamente; (coquettishly) → con civetteria

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coyly [ˈkɔɪlɪ] adv (smile) → con falsa timidezza; (answer) → evasivamente; (coquettishly) → con civetteria