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Meaning Of Shy

superl.

Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
superl.

Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.
superl.

Cautious; wary; suspicious.
a.

To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses.
v. t.

To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.
n.

A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
n.

A side throw; a throw; a fling.

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