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unforward

unforward adjective: not forward or bold; retiring.

Adjective

unforward (comparative more unforward, superlative most unforward)

  1. Not forward or bold; retiring.
    • “She slapped the girl Sylvie, who is the most shy and unforward of any of your staff, Mistress. Miss Howe hit her and made her cry in front of the ladies, and I didn't think it was right.”2004, L. A. Meyer, Curse of the Blue Tattoo

Forms of unforward

comparativemore unforward
superlativemost unforward

Origin of unforward

From un- + forward.

Words formed from unforward

Questions about unforward

What does unforward mean?
Unforward means not forward or bold; retiring.
What part of speech is unforward?
Unforward is an adjective.

Words near unforward in the dictionary

  1. unfortunatest
  2. unfortunatly
  3. unfortune
  4. unfortuned
  5. unfortunes
  6. unforward
  7. unforwarded
  8. unforwardness
  9. unfossiliferous
  10. unfossilised
  11. unfossilizable

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