coyly

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"Fie, William!" said Mrs. Hazeldean, coyly, and blushing as she saw the parson.

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  1. Quietly. A messengere cam the Brehaignons vnto, Entred brehaigne without tarying, Ful coyly and preualy within entring. Rom. of Partenay (E. E. T. S.), l. 2184.
  2. In a coy manner; shyly; demurely. As she coyly bound it round his neck, And made him promise silence. Coleridge.
  3. See coigne.

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  • Aydrian smiled coyly, the only answer she was going to get now. —  ASCENDANCE
  • The dean asked coyly, "Have we just agreed to something?" —  The Lesson of Her Death
  • Corde asked coyly, "How 'bout untechnically I'll see what I can do." —  The Lesson of Her Death
  • Helena smiled coyly, "By being alive, or being with child Both," Natasha declared, kissing Helena long and hard, thrilling to the wet familiar taste of her friend's mouth. —  FSFDec2003
  • Princess Annya pouted coyly, pulling the hand-forged buckle tight. —  The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 2005
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  1. from Middle English coyly; from coy + -ly.
 

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