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  • shy — I. adjective (shier or shyer; shiest or shyest) Etymology: Middle English schey, from Old English scēoh; akin to Old High German sciuhen to frighten off Date: before 12th century 1. easily frightened ; timid 2. disposed to avoid a person or thi …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shy — shy1 adjective (shyer, shyest) 1》 nervous or timid in the company of other people.     ↘(shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do.     ↘[in combination] having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy.     ↘(of a wild animal) reluctant to remain… …   English new terms dictionary

  • shy — Ⅰ. shy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (shyer, shyest) 1) nervous or timid in the company of other people. 2) (shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. 3) (in combination ) having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. 4) …   English terms dictionary

  • shyly — Ⅰ. shy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (shyer, shyest) 1) nervous or timid in the company of other people. 2) (shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. 3) (in combination ) having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. 4) …   English terms dictionary

  • shyness — Ⅰ. shy [1] ► ADJECTIVE (shyer, shyest) 1) nervous or timid in the company of other people. 2) (shy of/about) slow or reluctant to do. 3) (in combination ) having a specified dislike or aversion: camera shy. 4) …   English terms dictionary

  • shy — I. /ʃaɪ / (say shuy) adjective (shyer or shier, shyest or shiest) 1. bashful; retiring. 2. easily frightened away; timid. 3. suspicious; distrustful: once bitten, twice shy. 4. reluctant; wary. 5. short: shy of funds. 6. Colloquial failing to pay …  

  • shy — [[t]ʃa͟ɪ[/t]] shyer, shyest, shies, shying, shied 1) ADJ GRADED A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy, quiet spoken girl... She was a shy and retiring person off stage... He is painfully shy of… …   English dictionary

  • shy — I UK [ʃaɪ] / US adjective Word forms shy : adjective shy comparative shier superlative shiest * 1) a) nervous and embarrassed in the company of other people, especially people who you do not know Archie was shy and awkward. I d love to meet her… …   English dictionary

  • shy — shy1 [ ʃaı ] adjective * 1. ) nervous and embarrassed in the company of other people, especially people you do not know: Archie was shy and awkward. I d love to meet her, but I m too shy to introduce myself. a ) shy behavior shows that someone is …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • shy — 1 (I) adjective 1 nervous and embarrassed about talking to other people, especially people you do not know: Billy s very shy with adults, but he s fine with other children. | a shy smile | painfully shy (=extremely shy): At 15, I was painfully… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Rough for Radio II — is a radio play by Samuel Beckett. It was written in French in 1961 as Pochade radiophonique and published in Minuit 16, November 1975. Beckett translated the work into English shortly before its broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 13th April 1976.… …   Wikipedia

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