unshy

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ shy.

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Adjective

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unshy (comparative more unshy, superlative most unshy)

  1. Not shy.
    • 1882, “A Silver Wedding”, in Belgravia: A London Magazine, volume 47, page 313:
      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.

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