The difference between Shy and Timorous

When used as adjectives, shy means easily frightened, whereas timorous means fearful.

Shy is also noun with the meaning: an act of throwing.

Shy is also verb with the meaning: to avoid due to timidness or caution.

check bellow for the other definitions of Shy and Timorous

Shy as an adjective:

Easily frightened; timid.
Shy as an adjective:

Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

Examples:

"He is very shy with strangers."
Shy as an adjective:

Cautious; wary; suspicious.
Shy as an adjective (informal):

Short, insufficient or less than.

Examples:

"By our count your shipment came up two shy of the bill of lading amount."

"It is just shy of a mile from here to their house."
Shy as an adjective:

Embarrassed.

Shy as a verb (intransitive):

To avoid due to timidness or caution.

Examples:

"I shy away from investment opportunities I don't understand."
Shy as a verb (intransitive):

To jump back in fear.

Examples:

"The horse shied away from the rider, which startled him so much he shied away from the horse."
Shy as a verb (transitive):

to throw sideways with a jerk; to fling

Examples:

"to shy a stone; to shy a slipper"

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Shy as a noun:

An act of throwing.

Examples:

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Shy as a noun:

A place for throwing.

Examples:

"coconut shy"
Shy as a noun:

A sudden start aside, as by a horse.
Shy as a noun:

In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.