1. Adjective form
Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
2. Adjective form
Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
3. Adjective form
Cautious; wary; suspicious.
4. Adjective
To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.
5. Verb
To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.
6. Noun
A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
7. Noun
A side throw; a throw; a fling.
8. Adjective
lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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