Yes, it is an adjective, meaning timid or diffident. It can also be a verb (shy away).
Comparative: shyer or shier (both are acceptable), more shy, less shy
Superlative: shyest or shiest (both are acceptable spellings)
No, it can be used as a pronoun or a verb.
shier
shyness
no she was not shy
How about "camera-shy"?
There are no adjectives other than deer as an adjunct, or the possessive (deer's), and possibly deer-like. The scientific term "cervine" refers to deer or related species. Adjectives that describe deer include shy, harmless, or wary.
smoothestThe superlative of 'smooth' is ' smoothest'.
No. It is not an adjective. An adjective describes something.
Shy is already an adjective, the noun is shyness.
The abstract noun of the adjective "shy" is "shyness."
"Shy" can be used as an adjective to describe someone who is reserved or timid in social situations.
The comparative for the adjective troubled is either "more troubled" or "less troubled" - depending on how it compares.
Shy - shyer - shyest
The word 'shy' is an adjective, a verb, and a noun.The noun 'shy' is a concrete noun as a word for a physical movement to the side, usually in response to a sudden fright.The abstract noun form of the adjective 'shy' is shyness.The abstract noun form of the verb to 'shy' is the gerund, shying.
The word 'shied' is the past tense of the verb to shy. The noun form of the verb to shy is the gerund, shying.The word 'shy' is also and adjective. The noun form for the adjective shy is shyness.
No, "shy" is an adjective. Adverbs typically describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs, while adjectives describe nouns or pronouns.
It can be. Shy is usually an adjective describing someone who is timid or introverted. But "to shy away from" means "to avoid," and in that sense, yes, it can be a verb.
The word 'shied' is the past tense of the verb to shy.The word 'shy' is a verb, an adjective, and a noun.The noun 'shy' is a word for a sudden startled movement; a word for a thing.The noun form of the verb to 'shy' is the gerund, shying.The noun form of the adjective 'shy' is shyness.
No, the word 'shy' is a verb (shy, shies, shying, shied) and an adjective (shy, shyer, shiest).Examples:Don't shy away form the difficult problems. (verb)The shy child peeked out from the doorway. (adjective)A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.Example: The shy child peeked out from the doorway. He had to see what way going on.The pronoun 'he' takes the place of the noun 'child' in the second sentence.
The abstract noun form for the adjective shy is shyness.The abstract noun form for the verb to shy is the gerund, shying.The word shy is also a concrete noun, a word for a sudden or quick movement as if from fear.