coyly
/ˈkɔɪli
/adverb
1In an outwardly shy or modest way intended to be alluring: she smiles coyly for the camera...
- She glanced coyly at him from under long lashes.
- Smiling coyly, she slowly brought out from her backpack a small bottle of wine.
- Lisa coyly looked back at him over her shoulder with a small smile.
2In a way that shows reluctance to give details about something regarded as sensitive: he coyly withheld his candidacy...
- Most dances were left coyly undated in the program handout.
- The writer coyly defers answers about his mystery woman.
- Her company's sales have continued to grow at a double-digit rate, she says coyly.
