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coy 
1  adj A coy person is shy, or pretends to be shy, about love and sex. 
She is modest without being coy...  
♦  coyly    adv ADV with v 
She smiled coyly at Algie as he took her hand and raised it to his lips.  
2  adj If someone is being coy, they are unwilling to talk about something that they feel guilty or embarrassed about. 
usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ about n  (=reticent) 
Mr Alexander is not the slightest bit coy about his ambitions.  
♦  coyly  adv ADV with v 
The administration coyly refused to put a firm figure on the war's costs.