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Definition of Coyish
1. a. Somewhat coy or reserved.
Definition of Coyish
1. Adjective. Somewhat coy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coyish
1. somewhat coy [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coyish
Literary usage of Coyish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Science Monthly (1873)
"But there is a quaint, coyish modesty about it—its singular flowers seem to be
always in bud, as if too coy to blossom outright. ..."
2. Maryland Historical Magazine by Maryland Historical Society (1918)
"My visit was none the less interesting because a lovely grand-daughter of some
sixteen summers growth was present, and was pleased not to be very coyish. ..."
3. The Nineteenth Century (1885)
"... part that at any rate she does not give her girls the same latitude in this
respect that she enjoyed herself in her coyish maiden days. ..."
4. Mr. Punch's History of Modern England by Charles Larcom Graves (1922)
"... coyish— We think, as we stroll round the gaily-dight room— A masculine coldness,
a brusqueness, a boldness, Appears to pervade all this novel costume! ..."
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