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noise-shy

noise-shy adjective: sensitive to or intolerant of loud noises.

Adjective

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

  1. (rare) Sensitive to or intolerant of loud noises.

Forms of noise-shy

comparativemore noise-shy
superlativemost noise-shy

Questions about noise-shy

What does noise-shy mean?
Noise-shy means sensitive to or intolerant of loud noises.
What part of speech is noise-shy?
Noise-shy is an adjective.

Words near noise-shy in the dictionary

  1. noise-canceling
  2. noise-cancelled
  3. noise-cancelling
  4. noise-cancels
  5. noise-free
  6. noise-shy
  7. noiseband
  8. noisebands
  9. noisecore
  10. noised
  11. noisefest

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