Answer: coy

AnswerCrossword Clue
COYShrinking modestly
COYHardly forward
COYOpposite of brazen
COYNot forthright
COYNot exactly outgoing
COYShy, but maybe not?
COYReserved
COYNot 100% open
COYHolding back, in a way
COYArch
COYLike one saying "Who, little old me?"
COYEvasive
COYAffectedly devious
COYLike Marvell's mistress
COYFlirty.
COYDemure.
COYProvocatively playful
COYAffectedly secretive
COYAffectedly evasive
COYCutesy
coypretending to be shy or embarrassed
coyto caress (to touch lovingly) / bashful (shy (bashful))
COYNot as shy as one might think
COYHardly fresh
COYCoquettishly playful
COYReluctant to give details
COYOverly modest
COYOverly shy
COYPlayfully retiring
COYRetiring
COYDiffident
COYPlaying hard-to-get
COYSlyly reticent
COYPlayfully modest
COYLike the comment "Maybe, maybe not"
COYGiving evasive answers
COYUnforthcoming
COYLike a coquette
COYFlirtatious
COYLike a shrinking violet