unforward

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adjective

Not forward or bold; retiring.

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Meanings

adjectiveunforward (comparative more unforward, superlative most unforward)

comparative more unforward · superlative most unforward

  1. Not forward or bold; retiring.

    “She slapped the girl Sylvie, who is the most shy and unforward of any of your staff, Mistress. Miss Howe hit her and made her cry in front of the ladies, and I didn't think it was right.”

    2004, L. A. Meyer, Curse of the Blue Tattoo

Origin

From un- + forward.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unfroward
Cite this entry
APA

unforward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unforward

MLA

“unforward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unforward. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unforward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unforward.

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