Take the adjective coy for a person who pretends to be shy but really isn't, or someone who could give a definite answer but won't. Coy behavior can be playful or just plain annoying.
Quiet; still.
Adjective S.
modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"
Adjective S.
showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions"
Adjective S.
affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
a.
Quiet; still.
a.
Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful;
shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication
of coquetry.
a.
Soft; gentle; hesitating.
v. t.
To allure; to entice; to decoy.
v. t.
To caress with the hand; to stroke.
v. i.
To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach
or familiarity.
v. i.
To make difficulty; to be unwilling.
Coy
Coy, and difficult to win.
Coy and furtive graces.
Nor the coy maid, half willings to be pressed, Shall kiss the cup, to pass it to the rest.3.
Enforced hate, Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.
Coy
A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets.2.
Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do coy.
Coy
Thus to coy it, With one who knows you too!2.
If he coyed To hear Cominius speak, I 'll keep at home.
Quiet; still.
To allure; to entice; to decoy.
To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
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