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unshy

unshy adjective: not shy.

Adjective

unshy (comparative more unshy, superlative most unshy)

  1. Not shy.
    • For, seeing a pretty girl on her way from the room, the unshy Gabriel, with a great flourish of his hat, saluted, and, with a forward stride or two, reached the door and flung it open. He was a good-looking dog, and his smile was ingratiatory.1882, “A Silver Wedding”, in Belgravia: A London Magazine, volume 47, page 313

Forms of unshy

comparativemore unshy
superlativemost unshy

Origin of unshy

From un- + shy.

Words formed from unshy

Questions about unshy

What does unshy mean?
Unshy means not shy.
What part of speech is unshy?
Unshy is an adjective.

Words near unshy in the dictionary

  1. unshutter
  2. unshuttered
  3. unshuttering
  4. unshutters
  5. unshutting
  6. unshy
  7. unshyly
  8. unshyness
  9. unsialylated
  10. unsibilant
  11. unsick

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