Definition of Coyly

1. Adverb. In a coy manner. "She pouted and looked at him coyly"

Partainyms: Coy

Definition of Coyly

1. adv. In a coy manner; with reserve.

Definition of Coyly

1. in a coy manner [adv]

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Coyly

Coxsackie virus
coxswain
coxswained
coxswaining
coxswains
coxy
coy
coydog
coydogs
coyed
coyer
coyest
coying
coyish
coyishly
coyly (current term)
coyness
coynesses
coyol
coyol palm
coyote
coyotes
coyote brush
coyote bush
Coyote State
coyotillo
coyotillos
coypou
coypous
coypu

Literary usage of Coyly

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1. Where Flows Hood River by Marion Cook Stow, Marion Cook (1907)
"... in autumn days, The full, rich crimson of their life's true run Stains each plump cheek as coyly, one by one, They yield them to the fascinating plays ..."

2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1863)
"coyly peep through leaves, and see. As the bird sings he is singing, " May is in the air above ; And through blossoms round me springing Winds the pathway ..."

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