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shyest vs shiest

Both 'shyest' and 'shiest' are correct forms, but 'shyest' is more commonly used in modern English. Both forms are superlative adjectives used to describe someone as the most shy or timid.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 2070 views

shyest

The superlative form 'shyest' is correct and commonly used in English.

This is the superlative form of the adjective 'shy,' used to describe someone as the most shy or timid.

Examples:

  • She is the shyest person I know.
  • He is the shyest member of the team.
  • Turns out, she's the shyest girl in New York.
  • The shyest boy you ever met, except when Mummy was around.
  • She was fairly slow and the shyest in her class
  • In thy letter thou sayest thou wantest to visit it.
  • Thou sayest true, Mistress Quickly, and he slanders thee most grossly.
  • Thou sayest true, Mistress Quickly, and he slanders thee most grossly.
  • Thou sayest that but to trouble me, because I have looked at thee and ceased not this night.
  • Twas Sir Thomas Gracey. Bad news, they sayest...
  • Thou sayest true, he slanders thee most grossly.
  • And what sayest thou then to my love?
  • If my husband the king and my son the doctor... ...walketh near upon these paved paths and heareth what thou sayest... ...thy life would not be worth a plug nickel!

Alternatives:

  • most shy
  • most timid
  • most reserved
  • most introverted
  • most reticent

shiest

The superlative form 'shiest' is correct but less commonly used in modern English.

This is the superlative form of the adjective 'shy,' used to describe someone as the most shy or timid.

Examples:

  • She is the shiest person I know.
  • He is the shiest member of the team.
  • The shyest boy you ever met, except when Mummy was around.
  • Turns out, she's the shyest girl in New York.
  • She was fairly slow and the shyest in her class

Alternatives:

  • most shy
  • most timid
  • most reserved
  • most introverted
  • most reticent

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