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(1):

(a.) To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; - said especially of horses.

(2):

(superl.) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.

(3):

(superl.) Cautious; wary; suspicious.

(4):

(v. t.) To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.

(5):

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

(6):

(a.) Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players.

(7):

(n.) A side throw; a throw; a fling.

(8):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Shy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/shy.html. 1828.
 
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