Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A thrower; in cricket, one who, in the guise of bowling, throws the ball.
Wiktionary
- adj. comparative form of shy: more shy
Examples
“She visited little copses where she recalled the shyer flowers blooming, and there they were, untouched by anyone else.”
“Much more was discussed so I suggest that those who have risen up in self-imposed righteous indignation, casting aspersions on the character and honesty of a devoted and knowledgeable group of dedicated volunteers make personal contact with some of these people to determine the facts and needs rather than anonymously (until someone chooses to publish secret identities --- I'm surprised and gratified that so many folks e-mail each other with info about some of our "shyer" participants --- this is a SMALL community) skulking about trying to harm a truly worthwhile organization and its supporters, some of whom I am proud and privileged to call my friends.”
“Virginia didn't say much about this, but she's shyer than Suzanne and me.”
“I love viewing Gandhi not as the master strategist of social change that he later became, but as someone who at first was literally tongue-tied -- shyer and more intimidated than almost anyone we can imagine.”
“Put a shyer child's gifts of observation to work with a video log of your roadtrip vacation.”
“Not a bad range of conversational encounters for someone shyer than Keillor.”
The Huffington Post: Writer Wednesday: The Writer's Brain Is Soup And 10 Unbreakable Research Rules
“So the Shining Folk are leaving as well?" he asked, using one of the many names the Mountain Traders had for the shyer Otherfolk.”
“I first took in my shyer Holden Caulfield-esque boyfriend Bud Cort as Harold, a wealthy, death-fixated 20-year-old who haunts funerals, on VHS as a girl.”
“Tessa starts out as shyer than I was, but I was definitely a bookworm like her, and”
Talking More with Jessica Blank, Author of "Karma for Beginners" and "Almost Home"
“There are broken rocky areas used by baboons, wooded savanna on the plateau, bamboo open savanna and clear forest with dense understory around the sources of the rivers, used by shyer ungulates.”
Manovo-Gounda-St Floris National Park, Central African Republic
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