shiest
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Shy \Shy\ (sh[imac]), a. [Compar. Shier (sh[imac]"[~e]r) or Shyer; superl. Shiest or Shyest.] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS. sce['o]h; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG. schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf. Eschew.]
1.Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird. [1913 Webster]
The horses of the army . . . were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting.— Swift.[1913 Webster]
2.Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach. [1913 Webster]
What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's nobody loves you better than I.— Arbuthnot.[1913 Webster]
The embarrassed look of shy distress And maidenly shamefacedness.— Wordsworth.[1913 Webster]
3.Cautious; wary; suspicious. [1913 Webster]
I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the preparation of medicines.— Boyle.[1913 Webster]
Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of thier successors.— Sir H. Wotton.[1913 Webster]
4.Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players.[Slang] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
5.(Poker), owing money to the pot; -- in cases where an opponent's bet has exceeded a player's available stake or chips, but the player chooses to continue playing the hand before adding the required bet to the pot. [Slang] [PJC]
To fight shy. See under Fight, v. i. [1913 Webster]