shy: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of shy
- fishy«Word Popularity Bar3/5
fishy
- adjective of or relating to or resembling fish
- the soup had a fishy smell
- adjective satellite not as expected
funny; shady; suspicious; suspect.
- there was something fishy about the accident
- up to some funny business
- some definitely queer goings-on
- a shady deal
- her motives were suspect
- suspicious behavior
- adjective of or relating to or resembling fish
- fleshy3/5
fleshy
- adjective satellite usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
heavy; overweight.
- adjective of or relating to or resembling flesh
sarcoid.
- adjective satellite usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
- bushy3/5
bushy
- adjective satellite used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
shaggy-haired; shaggy-coated; shaggy.
- bushy locks
- a shaggy beard
- adjective satellite resembling a bush in being thickly branched and spreading
- adjective satellite used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
- flashy3/5
flashy
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
showy; gaudy; sporty; jazzy.
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
- marshy3/5
marshy
- adjective satellite (of soil) soft and watery
mucky; swampy; soggy; boggy; quaggy; muddy; sloughy; sloppy; miry; waterlogged; squashy.
- the ground was boggy under foot
- a marshy coastline
- miry roads
- wet mucky lowland
- muddy barnyard
- quaggy terrain
- the sloughy edge of the pond
- swampy bayous
- adjective satellite (of soil) soft and watery
- washy2/5
washy
- adjective satellite overly diluted; thin and insipid
watery; weak.
- washy coffee
- watery milk
- weak tea
- adjective satellite having lost freshness or brilliance of color
washed-out; bleached; faded.
- sun-bleached deck chairs
- faded jeans
- a very pale washed-out blue
- washy colors
- adjective satellite overly diluted; thin and insipid
- mushy2/5
mushy
- adjective satellite having the consistency of mush
- adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
sentimental; schmalzy; bathetic; soppy; kitschy; hokey; slushy; soupy; maudlin; schmaltzy; mawkish; drippy.
- a bathetic novel
- maudlin expressions of sympathy
- mushy effusiveness
- a schmaltzy song
- sentimental soap operas
- slushy poetry
- adjective satellite having the consistency of mush
- trashy2/5
trashy
- adjective satellite cheap and inferior; of no value
rubbishy.
- rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority
- trashy merchandise
- adjective satellite tastelessly showy
garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; flashy; tacky; gimcrack; loud.
- a flash car
- a flashy ring
- garish colors
- a gaudy costume
- loud sport shirts
- a meretricious yet stylish book
- tawdry ornaments
- adjective satellite cheap and inferior; of no value
- slushy2/5
slushy
- adjective satellite being or resembling melting snow
- slushy snow
- deep slushy mud
- adjective satellite effusively or insincerely emotional
sentimental; schmalzy; bathetic; mushy; soppy; kitschy; hokey; soupy; maudlin; schmaltzy; mawkish; drippy.
- a bathetic novel
- maudlin expressions of sympathy
- mushy effusiveness
- a schmaltzy song
- sentimental soap operas
- slushy poetry
- adjective satellite being or resembling melting snow
- pushy2/5
pushy
- adjective satellite marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
pushful.
- an aggressive young executive
- a pushful insurance agent
- adjective satellite marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative
- cushy2/5
cushy
- adjective satellite not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
soft; easygoing.
- what a cushy job!
- the easygoing life of a parttime consultant
- a soft job
- adjective satellite not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship
- splashy2/5
splashy
- adjective characterized by water flying about haphazardly
- adjective satellite marked by ostentation but often tasteless
flamboyant; showy.
- a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet
- a splashy half-page ad
- adjective characterized by water flying about haphazardly
- ashy2/5
ashy
- adjective satellite of a light grey
ash-grey; ash-gray.
- adjective satellite of a light grey
- brushy2/5
brushy
- adjective satellite covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets
bosky.
- brushy undergrowth
- `bosky' is a literary term
- a bosky park leading to a modest yet majestic plaza"- Jack Beatty
- adjective satellite covered with or consisting of bushes or thickets
- squishy2/5
squishy
- adjective satellite easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
spongelike; spongy; squashy.
- spongy bread
- adjective satellite easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility
- wishy2/5
wishy
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- plushy1/5
plushy
- adjective satellite (of textures) resembling plush
plush-like.
- adjective satellite characterized by extravagance and profusion
lavish; lush; lucullan; plush.
- a lavish buffet
- a lucullan feast
- adjective satellite (of textures) resembling plush
- bolshy1/5
bolshy
- noun emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
Marxist; red; Bolshevik; bolshie.
- adjective satellite obstreperous
stroppy.
- noun emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
- rubbishy1/5
rubbishy
- adjective satellite cheap and inferior; of no value
trashy.
- rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority
- trashy merchandise
- adjective satellite cheap and inferior; of no value
- dishy1/5
dishy
- adjective satellite (informal British) sexually attractive
- a dishy blonde
- adjective satellite (informal British) sexually attractive
- swishy1/5
swishy
- adjective satellite resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle
- swishing windshield wipers
- a swishy skirt
- adjective satellite resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle
- squashy1/5
squashy
- adjective satellite like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness
pulpy.
- adjective satellite (of soil) soft and watery
mucky; swampy; soggy; boggy; quaggy; muddy; marshy; sloughy; sloppy; miry; waterlogged.
- the ground was boggy under foot
- a marshy coastline
- miry roads
- wet mucky lowland
- muddy barnyard
- quaggy terrain
- the sloughy edge of the pond
- swampy bayous
- adjective satellite like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness
- gushy1/5
gushy
- adjective satellite extravagantly demonstrative
gushing; effusive.
- insincere and effusive demonstrations of sentimental friendship
- a large gushing female
- write unrestrained and gushy poetry
- adjective satellite extravagantly demonstrative
- rushy1/5
rushy
- adjective satellite abounding in rushes
- a rushy marsh
- adjective satellite abounding in rushes
- quashy1/5
quashy
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- plashy1/5
plashy
Watery; abounding with puddles; splashy. "Plashy fens." Milton. "The plashy earth." Wordsworth.
- sloshy1/5
Suffixes of shy
- shyness«Word Popularity Bar3/5
shyness
- noun a feeling of fear of embarrassment
- noun a feeling of fear of embarrassment
- shyly3/5
shyly
- adverb in a shy or timid or bashful manner
timidly; bashfully.
- he smiled shyly
- adverb in a shy or timid or bashful manner
- shylock3/5
shylock
- noun someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
moneylender; loan shark; usurer.
- noun a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare
- noun someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
- shying2/5
shy
- noun a quick throw
- he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
- verb start suddenly, as from fright
- noun a quick throw
- shyer1/5
shy
- noun a quick throw
- he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
- verb start suddenly, as from fright
- noun a quick throw
- shyest1/5
shy
- noun a quick throw
- he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman
- verb start suddenly, as from fright
- noun a quick throw
- shyster1/5
shyster
- noun a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
pettifogger.
- noun a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
- shysters1/5
shyster
- noun a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
pettifogger.
- noun a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
- shylocks1/5
shylock
- noun someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
moneylender; loan shark; usurer.
- noun a merciless usurer in a play by Shakespeare
- noun someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
Derived words of shy
- shishya«Word Popularity Bar1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `shy`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `shy`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `shy`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `shy`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.