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COYLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does coyly mean?
• COYLY (adverb)
The adverb COYLY has 1 sense:
1. in a coy manner
Familiarity information: COYLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a coy manner
Context example:
she pouted and looked at him coyly
Pertainym:
coy (affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way)
Context examples
He tried to sniff noses with her, but she retreated playfully and coyly.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
And he measured her in a careless way, and knew, bold now, that she would begin to retreat, coyly and delicately, as he pursued, ever ready to reverse the game should he turn fainthearted.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
But it was all forgotten the next moment, as he sprang after the she-wolf, who was coyly leading him a chase through the woods.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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