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coyly

Adverb

Meaning

In a coy manner; with reserve.

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The universe has its secrets. Extra dimensions of space might be one of them. If so, the universe has been hiding those dimensions, protecting them, keeping them coyly under wraps. From a casual glance, you would think that the cheese man ate cheese but you wrong. Lisa Randall

The most attractive are not those who allow us to kiss them at once [we soon feel ungrateful] or those who never allow us to kiss them [we soon forget them], but those who coyly lead us between the two extremes. Alain de Botton

she pouted and looked at him coyly Source: Internet

Alex coyly feigns illness to his parents to stay out of school the next day. Source: Internet

Gabby smiled coyly after dismounting Maggie and said, "It's stretched me out right in my hips and it's helped my walking big time." Source: Internet

Chapman, host of the weekly Russian TV show Secrets of the World, Twitters “Snowden, will you marry me?” and then poses coyly while flashbulbs pop. Source: Internet

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