coy

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   shyly or affectedly reticent, especially about giving information

   She was coy about who had sent the lavish bouquet.

From Old French 'coi', earlier 'quei' ('quiet, still'), from Latin 'quietus' ('at rest, quiet'). The sense shifted from 'quiet' to 'shyly reticent'.

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