Morpheme
Shy
Type
free base
Denotation
timid, reserved, bashful, easily startled
Etymology
Middle English shy; Old English sċēoh
Evidence
shied, shier, shies, shiest, shy, shyer, shyest, shying, shyly, shyness, unshy
Notes
<y> need not toggle (but can) with suffixes, especially in monosyllabic bases ending in <y>
