coyest
Maximally playing hard-to-get
Coyest is the superlative form of coy—most reluctant to make a commitment or reveal information.
Someone playing the coyest about their plans refuses to give any hint.
The word can also mean most affectedly shy or modest: She was the coyest of the debutantes, barely meeting anyone's eyes.
Uncomfortably self-conscious
- shyReserved and retiring
- modestLacking in pretension
- reservedRestrained in manner
- diffidentLacking self-assurance
self-conscious · timid · meek · reticent · unassuming · retiring · sheepish · shrinking
Playfully alluring in manner
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- flirtyPlayfully romantic in manner
- alluringPowerfully appealing
- seductivePowerfully attractive, tempting
enticing · provocative · beguiling · charming · kittenish · simpering · arch · minxish
Unwilling to act
- noncommittalNot expressing clear opinion
- elusiveHard to find
- guardedWary and restrained
- indirectNot straight or immediate
vague · unforthcoming · tight-lipped · secretive · discreet · withholding · hedging · uncommitted
bashful
Uncomfortably self-conscious
diffident · self-conscious · timid · meek · reticent · unassuming · retiring · sheepish · shrinking · prim
coquettish
Playfully alluring in manner
seductive · enticing · provocative · beguiling · charming · kittenish · simpering · arch · minxish · come-hither
reluctant
Unwilling to act
- noncommittalNot expressing clear opinion
- elusiveHard to find
- guardedWary and restrained
indirect · vague · unforthcoming · tight-lipped · secretive · discreet · withholding · hedging · uncommitted