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retiring(dictionary)

retiring (iou)



retiring adjective. L16.
[formed as RETIRED + -ING2.]
gen. That retires. L16.
C. Gross The retiring mayor of the town.
Of a person: unassertive, reserved, shy. M18.
M. Puzo He was too retiring a person, did not have enough force.
retiringly adverb M19.
retiringness noun E19.