Definitions for gun-shy

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Spelling: [guhn-shahy]
IPA: /ˈgʌnˌʃaɪ/

Gun-Shy is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 56 anagrams from letters in gun-shy (-ghnsuy).

Definitions for gun-shy

adjective

  1. frightened by the sound of a gunshot:
  2. hesitant, wary, or distrustful, especially because of previous unpleasant experience.

Origin of gun-shy

First recorded in 1880-85

Examples for gun-shy

But if Browning is our greatest gun inventor, he is the most "gun-shy" genius in the country when it comes to publicity.

He had, too, the reputation of being the most gun-shy and bullet-proof of social lions.

He ain't saddle-broke yet and he's gun-shy, but he'll get used to the report o' that money o' yours in time.

Only one of them except Devant gave the gun-shy dog a thought.

France wants to lead the effort jointly with Britain, but the U.K., also gun-shy after the Iraq war, backs the NATO tack.

gun-shy investors in Wall Street, and elsewhere too, will have nothing of them.

She first had to get her pony to stand She knew it was not gun-shy.

He was gun-shy of women; he suspected them of wanting to marry him.

Don't let him see you doing it or he'll get gun-shy an' jump th' country.

Attorney General Eric Holder says it will be a priority; Speaker Nancy Pelosi so far has been gun-shy about taking on the issue.

Word Value for gun-shy
Scrable

4

Words with friends

7

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