Shy But Maybe Not Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	adjective satellite • affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way • showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement • modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures
	31%	5		Boundary? Then I'll be shy, be shy
	noun • an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
	31%	6		Fight shy of English for "shy"
	adjective satellite • affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

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New York Times12 Jun 1997	Down 62
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