Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird. 2. (superl.) Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach. 3. (superl.) Cautious; wary; suspicious. 4. (v.) To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said especially of horses. 5. (v. t.) To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper. 6. (n.) A sudden start aside, as by a horse. 7. (n.) A side throw; a throw; a fling.

Multi-Version Concordance Shy (2 Occurrences) Job 32:6 Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered, "I am young, and you are very old; Therefore I held back, and didn't dare show you my opinion. (See NAS) Job 39:22 He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed, neither does he turn back from the sword. (See NIV)