Adjective : I am a bit shy of that sort of person. ,shy of funds. ,still a few dollars shy of our goal; an inch shy of being six feet. From Dictionary.com.
He was really a fine shier, and his dribbling powers beyond dispute. From Wordnik.com. [Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches] Reference
"Often, they can do as good work on quantitative projects as men, but they're shier about selling their abilities.". From Wordnik.com. [Men Do Numbers,Women Do Strategy] Reference
She was shier than her sister, spoke more quietly, and had a little cut on her cheek, which made her seem all the more ursine. From Wordnik.com. [O Human Child] Reference
There effects are flung at the spectator's head like balls at a cocoanut; if they fail to register a hit it is the fault of the shier, not of the nut. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28] Reference
Common ravens, Corvus corvax, are formidable-looking birds—black, lustrous and big as red-tailed hawks—but shier and wilder than their relatives in the crow family. From Wordnik.com. [Coming of Age as a Bird of Prey] Reference
"Oh, then they will find you; because they are all here, -- at least the principals; some with different names, and some, like myself, with duplicates," -- as a shier Kate came down toward them, dragging a brother and sister by the hand, and shaking chestnut curls over rosy blushes. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860] Reference
So that's a-- that's a perfect marriage and he is the shier of the two with the media, which is why that moment was so moving when he suddenly started following Harry's example on the Friday before the funeral and taking flowers from one -- from the crowd and placing them over there rather than standing back, and that was a very moving moment. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2002] Reference
16 Else, a year younger than Roald, was shier and quieter. From Wordnik.com. [Storyteller] Reference
I shall remember that check as long as I live, and that John Hancock signature of “J.C. Babcock, C.shier.”. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie]
They were much shier than the hartebeest and zebra, and upon seeing our approach would be the first to run away. From Wordnik.com. [In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country] Reference
"It takes the shier kids out of their shells, '" High School Band Director Judson Burns said of participation in the marching band. From Wordnik.com. [chillicothegazette.com - Local News] Reference
Wang and other Chinese designers create a living space based on the traditional Chinese idea of shier dizhi, or 12 terrestrial branches, to explain day and night. From Wordnik.com. Reference
This one's for the shier, more nervous negotiators, the types who don't like to cause a big hassle to save some money-like, say, at least two of your Lifehacker editors. From Wordnik.com. [doggdot.us] Reference
Eagles Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik called him a leader on the field and in the locker room, and said Brook - shier "might have been the toughest defensive back of our era.". From Wordnik.com. [News] Reference
The Behind Closed Doors singer, who has been single since he split from his wife Katie Price last March, has no idea how to approach girls anymore because he is shier now than he has ever been, reports contactmusic. com. From Wordnik.com. [Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views'] Reference
And as he wanted no fame for himself (few men would be found shier than. From Wordnik.com. [141. LETTER TO V. S. SRINIVASA SASTRI, JUNE 4, 1928] Reference
Just, some people are shier than others. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 20, 2007] Reference
"You can tell by the photos that some girls were shier than others. From Wordnik.com. [News round-up] Reference
"I'm shier now to approach someone than I was back then because I'm older so I wouldn't know what to say. From Wordnik.com. [All - Digital Spy - Entertainment and Media News] Reference
I am shier now to approach someone than I was back then because I am older, so I don't know what to say, "said Andre. From Wordnik.com. [Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views'] Reference
The horse is a shier. From Wordnik.com. [The Research Magnificent] Reference
The C.shier MR.C. E. VE.NON. From Wordnik.com. [Complete Plays of John Galsworthy] Reference
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