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nonshy

nonshy adjective: not shy.

Adjective

nonshy (not comparable)

  1. Not shy.
    • In a related way, Arkin and Schuman (1983) found that shy individuals wrote less in defense of a decision (relative to nonshy individuals)...1986, Warren H Jones, Jonathan M Cheek, Stephen R Briggs, Shyness: perspectives on research and treatment

Origin of nonshy

From non- + shy.

Questions about nonshy

What does nonshy mean?
Nonshy means not shy.
What part of speech is nonshy?
Nonshy is an adjective.

Words near nonshy in the dictionary

  1. nonshrink
  2. nonshrinkable
  3. nonshrinking
  4. nonshrubby
  5. nonshunted
  6. nonshy
  7. nonsialylated
  8. nonsibilant
  9. nonsibilants
  10. nonsiblicidal
  11. nonsibling

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