Meanings (ES + gloss)
tímido
Bashful, shy, retiring.
recatado
Quiet, reserved, modest.
discreto
Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
fingidamente tímido • gazmoñero • gazmoño • hacerse el tímido • melindroso • mojigato • pacato • remilgado • timorato • tímidamente coqueto • tímidamente seductor • tímido pero coqueto
Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
The ill-bred miss, the bird-brained Jill, / May simper and be coy at will; / A lady, sir, as you will find, / Keeps counsel, or she speaks her mind, / Means what she says and scorn…