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man-shy

man-shy adjective: of a wild animal, wary of humans.

Adjective

man-shy (comparative more man-shy, superlative most man-shy)

  1. Of a wild animal, wary of humans.
    • There was still game about, though it was man-shy now.1931, Ion L. Idriess, Lasseter's Last Ride, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 203

Forms of man-shy

comparativemore man-shy
superlativemost man-shy

Questions about man-shy

What does man-shy mean?
Man-shy means of a wild animal, wary of humans.
What part of speech is man-shy?
Man-shy is an adjective.

Words near man-shy in the dictionary

  1. man-scapers
  2. man-scapes
  3. man-scaping
  4. man-scent
  5. man-servant
  6. man-shy
  7. man-size
  8. man-sized
  9. man-stealer
  10. man-stealers
  11. man-tailored

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