Examples of coy

• But there is nothing coy or insipid in these heroines' resistance to violation.

• Roberts is not remotely coy about this, regularly admitting to speculation, even 'wild speculation'.

• His coded language calling for the transition to a ' productive economy ' instead of a liberal market economy is unnecessarily coy.

• Her methodological precepts hold that language plainly says what it means, that it does not engage in coy games of concealment.

• The insecure-ambivalent child emphasizes his dependence on the parent through immature, help-seeking, or coy behaviors, often accompanied by mild anger or resistance.

• The coercive strategy represents an effort to control caregiver behavior through angry, threatening, or coy (feigned immaturity or fearfulness) behavior.

• I noted, for example, only one coy 'food for thought'.

• Typical coercive behaviors include threats, consisting of expressed anger requiring action on the part of the caregiver, and bribes, in the form of coy, disarming behaviors that elicit protection.