Defn: To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper. T. Hughes.
SHY
Shy, n.
1. A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
2. A side throw; a throw; a fling. Thackeray. If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must, it seems, have a shy at somebody. Punch.
SHYLY
Shy"ly, adv.
Defn: In a shy or timid manner; not familiarly; with reserve.
[Written also shily.]
SHYNESS
Shy"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being shy. [Written also shiness.] Frequency in heavenly contemplation is particularly important to prevent a shyness bewtween God and thy soul. Baxter.
Syn.
— Bashfulness; reserve; coyness; timidity; diffidence. See
Bashfulness.
SHYSTER
Shy"ster, n. Etym: [Perh. from G. scheisse excrement.]