shy

• (a) lacking self-confidence
  • stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
  • problems that call for bold not timid responses
  • a very unsure young man
  unsure, diffident, timid,
• (s) short
  • eleven is one shy of a dozen
• (s) wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
  • shy of strangers

Nouns

• (n) a quick throw
  • he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman

Verbs

• (v) start suddenly, as from fright
• (v) throw quickly

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