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Definition shy
Etymology
From Middle English shy (“shy”), from Old English s??oh (“shy”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, fearful”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian skjou (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), German scheu (“shy”), Danish sky (“shy”).
Adjective
shy (comparative shier or shyer or more shy, superlative shiest or shyest or most shy)
- Easily frightened; timid.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- (informal) Short, insufficient or less than.
- Embarrassed. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Verb
shy (third-person singular simple present shies, present participle shying, simple past and past participle shied)
- (intransitive) To avoid due to timidness or caution.
- (intransitive) To jump back in fear.
- (transitive) to throw sideways with a jerk; to fling
Noun
shy (plural shies)
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