coy
adjective
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
coyest
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superlativeof coy.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The coyest and most courted region in the 1968 election season is the South.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ellen DeGeneres made the rounds of the hipper talk shows last week in what appeared to be the coyest exercise in trial ballooning since Colin Powell's book tour.
From Time Magazine Archive
The following year, all the kiddie stars were lisping the lyrics of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and 1952 brought the coyest Christmas hit, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.
From Time Magazine Archive
In exchange, the U.S. was offering only the coyest of hints about possible cutbacks in its own future programs.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The women of Ireland," says an ancient chronicler, "are the coyest, the most coquettish, yet withal the coldest and virtuousest women upon earth."
From Rossmoyne by Unknown
