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Definition of the day : « shy »

  • adj quiet and self-conscious
  • adj lacking, failing
Example sentences :
  • Sallie, he knew, was a friend of the shy, golden-haired sister.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • He was a sensitive man, and did not realize that others were sometimes as shy as himself.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Such, in truth, was too often the habit of the shy and musing girl.
  • Extract from : « Sylph Etherege » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Frederica looked so shy, so confused, when we entered the room, that I felt for her exceedingly.
  • Extract from : « Lady Susan » by Jane Austen
  • Her lids had dropped; she looked very slim, and young, and shy.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • At this sound and this sight, my horse, that was shy, backed a little.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • I had half a mind to try my hand at a visit; but felt too shy, and too much afraid.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • He seemed to have a wild, shy look, like the offspring of an untamed, animal.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • She gave me a shy smile and a low-voiced greeting as we passed.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • "I didn't understand, you know," she told him with a slow, shy smile.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance