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headshy

headshy is the alternative form of head shy.

Meaning of head shy

Adjective

head shy (comparative more head shy, superlative most head shy)

  1. Disposed to evade having one's head touched.
    • And as a few strokes on the nose will make a puppy head shy, so a few rebuffs will make a boy shy all over.1952, John Steinbeck, East of Eden, →LCCN, →OL

Forms of headshy

comparativemore headshy
superlativemost headshy

Questions about headshy

What is headshy the alternative form of?
Headshy is the alternative form of head shy.

Words near headshy in the dictionary

  1. headshrinker
  2. headshrinkers
  3. headshrinks
  4. headshunt
  5. headshunts
  6. headshy
  7. headsign
  8. headsigns
  9. headsit
  10. headsits
  11. headslapper

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