shy
Easily frightened; timid.
Other meanings
Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
“He is very shy with strangers.”
Cautious; wary; suspicious.
Related words
- crate shy of a load
- few cards shy of a full deck
- fight shy
- fight shy of
- head-shy
- hood-shy
- love-shy
- one card shy of a full deck
- pee-shy
- shy bladder
- shy greenhood
- shy Tory
Word history
From Old English "sċēoh".
Where this comes from
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