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.

noun

backwardness , bashfulness , coyness , retiringness , timidity , timidness