coyish

adj
/ˈkɔɪ.ɪʃ/US

Etymology

From coy + -ish.

  1. derived from quies
  2. derived from coi
  3. inherited from coy
  4. suffixed as coyish — “coy + ish

Definitions

  1. Somewhat coy.

    • He tooke her in his armes, as yet ſo coyiſh to be kiſt / As Mayds that knovv themſelues belou'd and yeeldingly reſiſt.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for coyish. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA