coy

/kɔɪ/ adjective

Translation

NO INFORMATION › not wanting to give people information about something

ketum, sır tutan, bilgi vermek istemeyen

Nigel's very coy about how much he earns.1985

SHY › pretending to be shy

sözde/göya mahcup, utangaç; utanmış gibi davranan,

a coy look1013

coyly adverb ›

nazlanır gibi

(Definition of coy adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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