Definitions
Timid or easily embarrassed; also a quick throw.
Word origin
From Middle English shy (“shy”), from Old English sċēoh (“shy”), from Proto-West Germanic *skeuh (“shy, fearful”), from Proto-Germanic *skeuhaz (“shy, fearful”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian skjou (“shy”), Dutch schuw (“shy”), German scheu (“shy”), Danish sky (“shy”).
Used in a sentence
“The horses of the army, and those of the royal stables, having been daily led before me, were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting.”
“He is very shy with strangers.”
“VVhat makes you ſo ſhy of late, my good Friend? There's no Body loves you better than I, nor has taken more Pains in your Affairs: […]”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Toss”3 letters
02“Timid”3 letters
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