Enforced hate,
Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.
Shak.
Syn. -- Shy; shriking; reserved; modest; bashful; backward; distant.
Coy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coyed (koid); p. pr. & vb. n. Coying.] 1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.]
A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets.
Bp. Rainbow.