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- [shahy-ist]
- /ˈʃaɪ ɪst/
- /ˈʃaɪɪst /
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- [shahy-ist]
- /ˈʃaɪ ɪst/
Definitions of shiest word
- adjective shiest bashful; retiring. 1
- adjective shiest easily frightened away; timid. 1
- adjective shiest suspicious; distrustful: I am a bit shy of that sort of person. 1
- adjective shiest reluctant; wary. 1
- adjective shiest deficient: shy of funds. 1
- adjective shiest scant; short of a full amount or number: still a few dollars shy of our goal; an inch shy of being six feet. 1
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Origin of shiest
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; late Middle English schey (adj.), early Middle English scheowe, Old English scēoh; cognate with Middle High German schiech; akin to Dutch schuw, German scheu; cf. eschew
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Parts of speech for Shiest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shiest popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
shiest usage trend in Literature
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