coy

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
coy/kɔɪ/

▶adjective (coyer, coyest) pretending shyness or modesty.

■ reluctant to give details about something sensitive.

– derivatives
coyly adverb,
coyness noun.

– origin ME (in the sense ‘quiet, still’): from OFr. coi, quei, from L. quietus (see quiet).

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Coy/kɔɪ/

▶abbreviation chiefly Military Company.