shy

shy: shy¹

adjective (shyer, shyest)

1》 nervous or timid in the company of other people.

    ↘(shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do.

    ↘[in combination] having a specified dislike or aversion: camera-shy.

    ↘(of a wild animal) reluctant to remain in sight of humans.

2》 (shy of) informal less than; short of.

    ↘before.

3》 (of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically.

verb (shies, shying, shied) (especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright.

↘(shy from or shy away from) avoid through nervousness or lack of confidence.

noun a sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.

Derivatives

shyer noun

shyly adverb

shyness noun

Origin

OE scēoh '(of a horse) easily frightened', of Gmc origin; cf. eschew.

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shy²

verb (shies, shying, shied) fling or throw at a target.

noun (plural shies) (often in phr. have a shy at) an act of shying.

Origin

C18: of unknown origin.

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Synonyms:

Timid, Sudden start (as of a horse) / Coy, -reserved, diffident, timid, retiring, shrinking, Fling, throw, Fling, throw, jerk, cast, toss, flirt, hurl, chuck, pitch, sling (colloq.), Sheer, start aside / Cautious, wary, heedful, chary / Suspicious, jealous

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