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coy

  1. Quiet; still. (a.)
  2. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry. (a.)
  3. Soft; gentle; hesitating. (a.)
  4. To allure; to entice; to decoy. (v. t.)
  5. To caress with the hand; to stroke. (v. t.)
  6. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. (v. i.)