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coyish

Syllables: coy·ishUK/ˈkɔɪ.ɪʃ/

coyish adjective: somewhat coy.

Adjective

coyish (comparative more coyish, superlative most coyish)

  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.1602, William Warner, “The Eight Booke. Chapter XLII.”, in Albions England. A Continued Historie of the Same Kingdome, from the Originals of the First Inhabitants thereof: […], 5th edition, London...

Forms of coyish

comparativemore coyish
superlativemost coyish

Origin of coyish

From coy + -ish.

Words formed from coyish

Questions about coyish

What does coyish mean?
Coyish means somewhat coy.
What part of speech is coyish?
Coyish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce coyish?
Coyish is pronounced /ˈkɔɪ.ɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near coyish in the dictionary

  1. COYG
  2. COYH
  3. Coyhaique
  4. COYI
  5. coying
  6. coyish
  7. coyishly
  8. coyishness
  9. Coykendall
  10. Coykendalls
  11. COYL

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