Answer:

coy

AnswerCrossword Clue
COYAffectedly shy
COYQuaintly shy
COYPlaying hard to get
COYDemure
COYFar from forward
COYShy
COYHard to pin down
COYAffectedly demure
COYCoquettish
COYFlirtatious
COYQuite obviously dissembling
COY"To His ... Mistress" (17th-century poem)
COYKittenish
COYDevious, in a way
COYPlayfully noncommittal
COYPlayfully shy
COYArtfully shy
COYBashful
COYLike a shrinking violet
COYPlayfully demure
COYSecretive
COYShy, in a flirtatious way
COYFlirtatiously shy
COYReluctant
COYInsincerely reluctant to make a decision
COYOvermodest
COYSlyly shy
COYFlirtatiously unforthcoming
COYPlayfully evasive
COYAffectedly modest
COYLike one saying "Moi?"
COYHardly candid
COYLess than forthright
COYReluctant to elucidate
COYModest
COYLess than forthcoming
COYSlyly hesitant
COYNot forthcoming
COYRetiring
COYAffectedly evasive