shier
adjective
a comparative of shy.
Example Sentences
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Often unnoticed by drivers, these structures help shyer animals move across the landscape.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
The looking task yielded more nuanced results, indicating that shyer children were occasionally more accurate but less likely to respond.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023
The U.S. audience was shyer and more naïve than her Canadian viewers, Ms. Johanson told Mireya Navarro of The New York Times in 2004; they seemed to lack basic knowledge.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
They’re shyer about making judgments about medical practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
“And as for you, my dear niece,” he continued, hugging Kelly to his side, “I do believe a rampaging rhinoceros would be shyer than you are.”
From "George" by Alex Gino
