Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

book-shy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
book-shy
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Predisposed to avoiding books or reading material.

Questions

What does book-shy mean?
Predisposed to avoiding books or reading material.

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