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Shy Sort Crossword Clue

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99%15Exact Match!
noun

• someone who shrinks from familiarity with others

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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