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Subsequently, one may also ask, what is the synonym of shy?
bashful, diffident, timid, sheepish, reserved,reticent,introverted, retiring, self-effacing, shrinking,withdrawn,timorous, mousy, fearful, apprehensive, nervous,hesitant,reluctant, doubting, insecure, wary, suspicious,chary,unconfident, inhibited, constrained, repressed,self-conscious,embarrassed, coy, demure
- reluctant; wary.
- deficient: shy of funds.
- scant; short of a full amount or number: still a few dollarsshyof our goal; an inch shy of being six feet.
- (in poker) indebted to the pot.
- not bearing or breeding freely, as plants or animals.
Herein, what is the superlative of shy?
Comparative form ofshy[duplicate] Is it shyer and the shyest, shier and shiest ormoreshy and the most shy? According toMerriam-Websterdictionary it's shyer and the shyest, shierandshiest.
a?li/ ; NAmE /ˈ?a?li/?ina way that shows that you are nervous or embarrassed aboutmeetingand speaking to other people synonym timidly She smiledshyly. Checkpronunciation: shyly.