Coy
Coy adjective - Affecting shyness or modesty in order to attract masculine interest.
Chicken-livered and coy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Chicken-livered" instead an adjective "Coy".
Chicken-livered
Chicken-livered adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.
Usage example: a chicken-livered newspaper editor who has been afraid to take on the town's powerful business elite
Coy and chicken-livered are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Coy" instead an adjective phrase "Chicken-livered".
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Chicken-livered and Coy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/coy/chicken-livered
Coy & Chicken-livered. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/coy/chicken-livered>.
Chicken-livered or Coy. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/coy/chicken-livered.
