← BackshareGuesscoyly/ˈkɔɪ.li/adverbIn a shy or modest manner, often with playful or flirtatious intent.She coyly glanced at him from behind her book.He coyly admitted that he had rehearsed his speech for hours.The child coyly hid her face when asked to sing.SynonymsdemurelyshylybashfullyAntonymsboldly