coy
adjective
1. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
Similar word(s): modest, demure, overmodest
2. showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement
- a politician coy about his intentions
Similar word(s): indefinite
3. modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
- like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled
Similar word(s): timid
noun
1. A trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.
2. (military) A company
verb
1. (transitive, obsolete) To caress, pet; to coax, entice.
2. (transitive, obsolete) To calm or soothe.
3. To allure; to decoy.