unforward
adjEtymology From un- + forward.
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:
- Derived terms
- unforwardness