Definitions
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- adjective Somewhat
shy .
Etymologies
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shy + -ish
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Examples
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I might well be excused, a raw provincial lad, if I did feel shyish in the presence of such gentlefolk.
Marjorie 1898
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"Now, miss," said Bart, falling in by the side of the maiden, and speaking in a low, cautionary tone -- "now we are coming out on to the river, and at a spot that I feel kinder shyish of."
The Rangers; or, The Tory's Daughter A tale illustrative of the revolutionary history of Vermont D. P. Thompson 1831
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Meetup for various activities that may where shyish people would perhaps go to.
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