coyishとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA: /ˈkɔɪ.ɪʃ/
• ハイフネーション: coy‧ish

形容詞

coyish (comparative more coyish, superlative most coyish)

1. Somewhat coy.
   • 1602, William Warner, “The Eight Booke. Chapter XLII.”, in Albions England. A Continued Historie of the Same Kingdome, from the Originals of the First Inhabitants thereof: […], 5th edition, London: […] Edm[und] Bollifant for George Potter, […], →OCLC, page 202:

     He tooke her in his armes, as yet ſo coyiſh to be kiſt / As Mayds that knovv themſelues belou'd and yeeldingly reſiſt.

派生語

Further reading

• “coyish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.