ALL meanings of shyly
shy
S s - adverb shyly in a timid way 1
- adjective shyly bashful; retiring. 1
- adjective shyly easily frightened away; timid. 1
- adjective shyly suspicious; distrustful: I am a bit shy of that sort of person. 1
- adjective shyly reluctant; wary. 1
- adjective shyly deficient: shy of funds. 1
- adjective shyly scant; short of a full amount or number: still a few dollars shy of our goal; an inch shy of being six feet. 1
- adjective shyly (in poker) indebted to the pot. 1
- adjective shyly not bearing or breeding freely, as plants or animals. 1
- verb without object shyly (especially of a horse) to start back or aside, as in fear. 1
- verb without object shyly to draw back; recoil. 1
- noun plural shyly a sudden start aside, as in fear. 1
- idioms shyly fight shy of, to keep away from; avoid: She fought shy of making the final decision. 1