Words similar to coy

Example sentences for: coy

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MoMA's coy refusal to identify the subjects of the portraits (wall panels give title, date, and medium) suggests that their identities don't matter, even while first-name titles imply that they do--that intimacies are being explored and revealed.
That's like God deciding to communicate to us via that cinnamon bun shaped like Mother Teresa: way too coy.
Traditional country is a sidestepping, roundabout art, fond of coy and cagey divagations.
If some dealers are willing to sell art to buyers via the Internet--and almost all of them are now fanatically eager to do so--those who remain coy about what they have and how much they want for it will put themselves at a competitive disadvantage.
Sure the big companies are more coy in their pitches--the Hall's Zinc Defense box says zinc "may" relieve cold symptoms and, in small print, denies making any claim to treating a health condition--but that only makes the sham more effective.