Wordcyclopedia | English | charming and coy

charming Adjective

— If a person is charming, they are very pleasant or charismatic

and Conjunction

— You use and to talk about two things at once. I like singing and reading. Mary and Jane went on a holiday together. — You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list. I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer. I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring. — And is used when you are putting two sentences together. She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left. — Used to show what happened after something else. The alarm went off and I woke up. — And is used to join certain numbers together. Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.

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coy

— adjective showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement a politician coy about his intentions — adjective modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled — adjective affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

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