Definition of Shy

Verb: shy  shI

1. Start suddenly, as from fright
    
2. Throw quickly

Noun: shy  shI

1. A quick throw
   "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"

Adjective: shy (shyer,shyest)  shI

1. Lacking self-confidence
   "stood in the doorway shy and abashed";
   - diffident, timid, unsure
    
2. Short
   "eleven is one shy of a dozen"
    
3. Wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
   "shy of strangers"

See also:
shwas
shyer

Anagrams containing the word shy

shy ysh hys