shyest in English

adjective

1

being reserved or having or showing nervousness or timidity in the company of other people.

I was pretty shy at school

synonyms: bashful, diffident, farouche, timid, sheepish, reserved, reticent, introverted, retiring, self-effacing, withdrawn, timorous, mousy, nervous, insecure, unconfident, inhibited, repressed, self-conscious, embarrassed

2

less than; short of.

he won the championship with a score three points shy of a world record

3

(of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically.

A new work by Alan Bennett is like a shy plant that only flowers every now and then, but when it does gives enormous pleasure.

adjective

• bashful, diffident, farouche, timid, sheepish, reserved, reticent, introverted, retiring, self-effacing, withdrawn, timorous, mousy, nervous, insecure, unconfident, inhibited, repressed, self-conscious, embarrassed
• diffident, unsure, timid

Use "shyest" in a sentence

1. Pomona's shyest suitor was the wood - god Vertumnus.

2. I am flabbergasted, having only seen deer as the shyest of animals.

3. 20 He became adept at getting even the shyest students to talk.

4. The Chimerical Chamomeleon is the shyest Changewing known to Vikingdom.His very existence is a matter of speculation and controversy

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