Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shyish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shy-ish
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat shy.

Etymology

From shy + -ish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more shyish (comparative) most shyish (superlative)

Questions

What does shyish mean?
Somewhat shy.
Where does shyish come from?
From shy + -ish.

How to pronounce shyish

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