lacking self-confidence; stood in the doorway diffident and abashed; problems that call for bold not timid responses; a very unsure young man

[ Syn: diffident , timid , unsure ]

a quick throw; he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman'

short; eleven is one shy of a dozen'

wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things; shy of strangers'

start suddenly, as from fright

throw quickly