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Shy But Maybe Not

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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

30%5 Boundary? Then I'll be shy, be shy
noun

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

30%6 Fight shy of English for "shy"
adjective satellite

• affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

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