bashful; retiring.

easily frightened away; timid.

suspicious; distrustful

I am a bit shy of that sort of person.

reluctant; wary.

deficient

shy of funds.

scant; short of a full amount or number

still a few dollars shy of our goal; an inch shy of being six feet.

(in poker) indebted to the pot.

not bearing or breeding freely, as plants or animals.

(esp. of a horse) to start back or aside, as in fear.

to draw back; recoil.

a sudden start aside, as in fear. ?

fight shy of

to keep away from; avoid

She fought shy of making the final decision.

adjective

confident , extroverted , unashamed , unreserved , unshy , adequate , enough , sufficient

adjective

afraid , apprehensive , averse , backward , bashful , cautious , chary , circumspect , conscious , coy , demure , diffident , disinclined , distrustful , fearful , hesitant , humble , indisposed , introvert , introverted , loath , loner , modest , nervous , recessive , reluctant , reserved , reticent , retiring , self-effacing , shamefaced , sheepish , shrinking , skittish , suspicious , timid , unassertive , unassured , uneager , uneffusive , unresponsive , unsocial , unwilling , wary , deficient , inadequate , insufficient , scant , scanty , scarce , short , unsufficient , wanting , under , (slang) short , constrained , cower , hermetic , incomplete , lacking , meek , pavid , reclusive , restrained , secluded , solitary , taciturn , tentative , timorous , tremulous , unassuming , undemonstrative , unforthcoming , verecund

verb

blench , cringe , quail , recoil , shrink , start , wince , cast , dart , dash , fling , heave , hurl , hurtle , launch , pitch , shoot , sling , toss

noun

cast , fling , heave , hurl , launch , pitch , sling , toss