0 intentionally keeping something secret: --
She's very coy about her age.
1 (especially of women) being or pretending to be shy, or like a child: --
2 acting shy, uncertain, or unwilling to say much, often in order to increase interest in something by keeping back information about it: --
If she is coy and enigmatic about the date of the election, the fall in the pound will continue.
However, they seem to be very discreet, not to say coy, on that subject.
Concerning the announcements, there is no question of being coy about this.
We also should have had at least a slightly coy reference to the gas price.
That is a coy euphemism for foisting compulsory trade recognition on unwilling employers and a possible unwilling majority of the workforce.
With the exception of the painfully coy and unconvincing references in the sea shanty episode, none of the characters is ever placed in relation to women.
Generally the tone of the book is calm and sensible, and only occasionally tips over into coy periphrasis, as when difficult spellings are labelled 'awkward customers'.
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.
