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shy
1. Poker (of a player) without enough money to back his bet
2. (of plants and animals) not breeding or producing offspring freely


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For Dick was merry, noisy, and fun-loving, and although Joseph loved fun too it was in a quiet, shy way.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
writes word that she could not get the young lady to assign any cause for her extraordinary conduct, which confirms me in my own previous explanation of it, Frederica is too shy, I think, and too much in awe of me to tell tales, but if the mildness of her uncle should get anything out of her, I am not afraid.
Lady Susan by Austen, Jane View in context
The shy, unknown youth found himself instantly something of a celebrity.
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
 
 
 
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