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