shiest

shi·est

 (shī′ĭst)

adj.

A superlative of shy¹.

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shiest

(ˈʃaɪɪst)

adj

a superlative of shy¹

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shy¹

(ʃaɪ)

adj. shy•er shi•er, shy•est shi•est, adj.

1. bashful; retiring.

2. easily frightened away; timid.

3. distrustful; wary: shy of publicity.

4. deficient: shy of funds.

5. short of a full amount or number: a few dollars shy of our goal.

v.i.

6. (esp. of a horse) to start back or aside in alarm.

7. to draw back; recoil.

n.

8. a sudden start aside, as in alarm.

[before 1000; early Middle English scheowe, Old English scēoh, c. Middle High German schiech; akin to Dutch schuw, German scheu; compare eschew]

shy′er, n.

shy′ly, adv.

shy′ness, n.

shy²

(ʃaɪ)

v. shied, shy•ing, v.t., v.i.

1. to throw with a swift, sudden movement.

n.

2. a quick, sudden throw.

3. a gibe or sneer.

[1780–90; orig. uncertain]

shy′er, n.

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