Coy
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

SHY
A quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"

4 letters

ARCH
(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

CUTE
Obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"

5 letters

QUIET
A disposition free from stress or emotion

TIMID
People who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"

6 letters

HUMBLE
Marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski

GUIDED
Subject to guidance or control especially after launching; "a guided missile"

PILOUS
Covered with hairs especially fine soft ones

FRISKY
Playful like a lively kitten

DEMURE
Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

MODEST
Limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

CUTESY

7 letters

GUARDED
Prudent; "guarded optimism"

BASHFUL
Disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)

ROGUISH
Lacking principles or scruples; "the rascally rabble"; "the tyranny of a scoundrelly aristocracy" - W.M. Thackaray; "the captain was set adrift by his roguish crew"

PRUDISH
Exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

EVASIVE
Deliberately vague or ambiguous; "his answers were brief, constrained and evasive"; "an evasive statement"

DIREFUL
Causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

RABBITY

KNOWING
A clear and certain mental apprehension

GUIDING
Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"

TEASING
The act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

TEASING
The act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

8 letters

DIRECTED
Manageable by a supervising agent; "a directed program of study"

RESERVED
Marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West

BLUSHING
Having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger"

BACKWARD
Having made less than normal progress; "an economically backward country"

RETIRING
Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"

HESITANT
Lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

SKITTISH
Unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

9 letters

DIFFIDENT
Lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"

KITTENISH
Playful like a lively kitten

SHRINKING
The act of becoming less

DIRECTING
Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"

DIRECTING
Showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on; "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"

10 letters

OVERMODEST
Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

COQUETTISH
Like a coquette

11 letters

FLIRTATIOUS
Like a coquette

UNASSERTIVE
Inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person"

12 letters

SELFEFFACING