Definition of Shy
1. Noun. A quick throw. "He gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
2. Verb. Start suddenly, as from fright.
3. Adjective. Lacking self-confidence. "A very unsure young man"
Attributes: Confidence
Antonyms: Confident
Derivative terms: Diffidence, Shyness, Timidness
4. Verb. Throw quickly.
5. Adjective. Short. "Eleven is one shy of a dozen"
6. Adjective. Wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things. "Shy of strangers"
Definition of Shy
1. a. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
2. v. i. To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.
3. v. t. To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.
4. n. A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
5. a. Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players.
Definition of Shy
1. timid [adj SHIER, SHIEST or SHYER, SHYEST] / to move suddenly back or aside, as in fear [v SHIED, SHYING, SHIES] - See also: timid
Medical Definition of Shy
1. 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 Fight. Origin: OE. Schey, skey, sceouh, AS. Sceoh; akin to Dan. Sky, Sw. Skygg, D. Schuw, MHG. Schiech, G. Scheu, OHG. Sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf. Eschew. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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