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shy

1. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird. The horses of the army . . . Were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting. (swift)

2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach. What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's nobody loves you better than I. (Arbuthnot) The embarrassed look of shy distress And maidenly shamefacedness. (Wordsworth)

3. Cautious; wary; suspicious. I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the preparation of medicines. (boyle) Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of thier successors. (Sir H. Wotton) To fight shy. See Fight.

Origin: OE. Schey, skey, sceouh, AS. Sceoh; akin to Dan. Sky, Sw. Skygg, D. Schuw, MHG. Schiech, G. Scheu, OHG. Sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf. Eschew.


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Re: Theories - Origin of Life

... you adhere to, but look, this is a science forum. So may I ask once again, what evolutionary process do you subscribe to? Come on, don't be shy, spill the beans and put me out of my misery. :)

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