coy

They, however, like Saiawush in the Shahnamah, are fond of coyness until they have determined to yield to the force of love.

From time to time he rallied him on his coyness under the fascinations of beef-steak, lager beer, apricots and Devonshire cream.

The interest excited in the village, though real, was hardly enough to bring a serious blush to the face of coyness.

Mrs. Butters' coyness and refusal to be embraced because of the flask of coffee in her bosom is an instance of this.