shy
adjective
[ ʃʌɪ ]
• nervous or timid in the company of other people.
• "I was pretty shy at school"
Similar:
bashful,
diffident,
timid,
sheepish,
reserved,
reticent,
introverted,
retiring,
self-effacing,
shrinking,
withdrawn,
timorous,
mousy,
fearful,
apprehensive,
nervous,
hesitant,
reluctant,
doubting,
insecure,
wary,
suspicious,
chary,
unconfident,
inhibited,
constrained,
repressed,
self-conscious,
embarrassed,
coy,
demure,
abashed,
modest,
humble,
meek,
• less than; short of.
• "the shares are 29p shy of their flotation price"
• (of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically.
shy
verb
• (especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement.
• "their horses shied at the unfamiliar sight"
shy
noun
• a sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.
Origin:
Old English scēoh ‘(of a horse) easily frightened’, of Germanic origin; related to German scheuen ‘shun’, scheuchen ‘scare’; compare with eschew. The verb dates from the mid 17th century.
shy
verb
• fling or throw (something) at a target.
• "he tore the spectacles off and shied them at her"
Similar:
throw,
toss,
fling,
hurl,
cast,
lob,
launch,
flip,
pitch,
dash,
aim,
direct,
propel,
bowl,
chuck,
heave,
sling,
buzz,
whang,
bung,
yeet,
peg,
hoy,
bish,
shy
noun
• an act of flinging or throwing something at a target.
Origin:
late 18th century: of unknown origin.