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unshirking

unshirking adjective: not shirking; attentive to one's duty.

Adjective

unshirking (comparative more unshirking, superlative most unshirking)

  1. Not shirking; attentive to one's duty.

Forms of unshirking

comparativemore unshirking
superlativemost unshirking

Origin of unshirking

From un- + shirking.

Questions about unshirking

What does unshirking mean?
Unshirking means not shirking; attentive to one's duty.
What part of speech is unshirking?
Unshirking is an adjective.

Words near unshirking in the dictionary

  1. unships
  2. unshipshape
  3. unshipwrecked
  4. unshired
  5. unshirkable
  6. unshirking
  7. unshirred
  8. unshirted
  9. unshit
  10. unshits
  11. unshitting

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