v. t. To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling;
a.
The horses of the army . . . were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's nobody loves you better than I. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
The embarrassed look of shy distress
And maidenly shamefacedness. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the preparation of medicines. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of thier successors. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
To fight shy.
v. i.
n.
If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody. Punch. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a shy or timid manner; not familiarly; with reserve.
n. The quality or state of being shy.
Frequency in heavenly contemplation is particularly important to prevent a shyness bewtween God and thy soul. Baxter. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Perh. from G. scheisse excrement. ] A trickish knave; one who carries on any business, especially legal business, in a mean and dishonest way. [ Slang, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]