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Shy

Shy Meaning & Definition
Shy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Shy?

[n] a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
[adj] wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; "shy of strangers"
[adj] easily startled or frightened
[adj] lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
[v] throw quickly
[v] start suddenly, as from fight

Synonyms | Synonyms for Shy: diffident | timid | unconfident | unsure | wary

Related Terms | Find terms related to Shy:

See Also | jump | start | startle | throw | throw

Shy In Webster's Dictionary

\Shy\, a. Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players. [Slang]
\Shy\ (sh[imac]), a. [Compar. {Shier} (-[~e]r) or {Shyer}; superl. {Shiest} or {Shyest}.] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS. sce['o]h; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG. schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf. {Eschew}.] 1. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird. The horses of the army . . . were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting. --Swift. 2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach. What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's nobody loves you better than I. --Arbuthnot. The embarrassed look of shy distress And maidenly shamefacedness. --Wordsworth. 3. Cautious; wary; suspicious. I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the preparation of medicines. --Boyle. Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of thier successors. --Sir H. Wotton. {To fight shy}. See under {Fight}, v. i.
\Shy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shying}.] [From {Shy}, a.] To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.
\Shy\, v. t. To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper. --T. Hughes.
\Shy\, n. 1. A sudden start aside, as by a horse. 2. A side throw; a throw; a fling. --Thackeray. If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody. --Punch.

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