love-shy
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From love + shy. Attributed to late sociologist Brian G. Gilmartin.[1]
Adjective
love-shy (comparative love-shier or love-shyer, superlative love-shiest or love-shyest)
Derived terms
Noun
love-shy (plural not attested)
- (very rare) A person, especially a man, who is ineffectual at courtship.
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