Affectedly+modest
21coy — /kɔɪ / (say koy) adjective 1. shy; modest. 2. affectedly shy or reserved. 3. Obsolete disdainful. 4. Obsolete quiet. {Middle English, from French coi, earlier quei, from Latin quiētus at rest} –coyly, adverb –coyness, noun …
22demure — /dəˈmjuə / (say duh myoohuh), / ˈmjʊə/ (say myoouh) adjective (demurer, demurest) 1. affectedly or unnaturally modest, decorous, or prim. 2. sober; serious; sedate; decorous. {Middle English, from Old French meur grave, ripe, from Latin mātūrus… …
23coy — adj. (coyer, coyest) 1 archly or affectedly shy. 2 irritatingly reticent (always coy about her age). 3 (esp. of a girl) modest or shy. Derivatives: coyly adv. coyness n. Etymology: ME f. OF coi, quei f. L quietus QUIET …
24demure — adj. (demurer, demurest) 1 composed, quiet, and reserved; modest. 2 affectedly shy and quiet; coy. 3 decorous (a demure high collar). Derivatives: demurely adv. demureness n. Etymology: ME, perh. f. AF demureacute f. OF demoreacute past part. of… …
25mim — I. ˈmim adjective Etymology: imitative dialect : affectedly shy or modest : reticent, retiring : prim II. abbreviation mimeograph …
