coyly
/ˈkɔɪli/
coyly adverb: in a coy manner.
Adverb
coyly (comparative more coyly, superlative most coyly)
- In a coy manner.
- Melons, who was engaged in breathing hard after Limpet, got such a shock as the curate drifted coyly before his beard, that for the moment he ceased to breathe at all.1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 21
coyly meaning in Bengali
coyly in Bengali
- লজ্জাবনত, লাজুক ভাবে
Forms of coyly
| comparative | more coyly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most coyly |
| alternative form (rare) | coily |
Origin of coyly
From coy + -ly.
Words that rhyme with coyly
Questions about coyly
- What does coyly mean?
- Coyly means in a coy manner.
- What is coyly in Bengali?
- Coyly in Bengali is লজ্জাবনত, লাজুক ভাবে. See Coyly meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is coyly?
- Coyly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce coyly?
- Coyly is pronounced /ˈkɔɪli/.
Words near coyly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: coyly (page history and authors); coyly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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