Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coyly

/ˈkɔɪli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: coy-ly
IPA: /ˈkɔɪli/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a coy manner.

Example Sentences

"Melons, who was engaged in breathing hard after Limpet, got such a shock as the curate drifted coyly before his beard, that for the moment he ceased to breathe at all."

Etymology

Etymology tree English coy Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English coyly From coy + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more coyly (comparative) most coyly (superlative) coily (alternative, rare)

Rhymes With

oily doily

Questions

How do you pronounce coyly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔɪli/.
What does coyly mean?: In a coy manner.
Where does coyly come from?: Etymology tree English coy Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English coyly From coy + -ly.

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