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shyish

shyish adjective: somewhat shy.

Adjective

shyish (comparative more shyish, superlative most shyish)

  1. Somewhat shy.

Forms of shyish

comparativemore shyish
superlativemost shyish

Origin of shyish

From shy + -ish.

Questions about shyish

What does shyish mean?
Shyish means somewhat shy.
What part of speech is shyish?
Shyish is an adjective.

Words near shyish in the dictionary

  1. shyful
  2. shying
  3. shying away
  4. shying away from
  5. shyings
  6. shyish
  7. Shykles
  8. Shyla
  9. shylock
  10. shylocked
  11. Shylockian

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