Shy

shī, adj. timid: reserved: cautious: suspicious: elusive, hard to find.— v.i. to start aside, as a horse from fear.— v.t. to avoid:— pa.t. and pa.p. shīed.— n. a sudden swerving aside.— advs. Shy′ly , Shi′ly .— ns. Shy′ne , Shī′ne ( obs. ); Shy′ster , a tricky lawyer.— Fight shy of (see Fight ); Look shy at , or on, to regard with distrust. [A.S. sceóh ; Ger. scheu , Dan. sky .]