All 3 Uses of
coy
in
Babbitt
- When he returned from the Elks he peered coyly into the living-room and gurgled, "Has our Kenny been here to-night?"†
Chpt 18
- Three tables off, with a doubtful sort of woman, a woman at once coy and withered, was Paul Riesling, and Paul was supposed to be in Akron, selling tar-roofing.†
Chpt 19
- Her voice was appealing without being coy.†
Chpt 24 *
Definition:
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(coy as in: a coy, flirtatious smile) being (or pretending to be) shy