bashful · reserved · hesitant · coy · withdrawn · under · lacking · short · verge · brink · quiet · meek · demure · modest · introverted · wallflower · blush · nervous
IDEA.org / Words / just shy
Related — barely (Only just, almost not); almost (Short of completely); nearly (Almost but incomplete); close · timid · bashful · reserved · hesitant · coy · withdrawn · under · lacking · short
DEGREE OF COMPLETENESSjust shy ≠ fully To the complete extent; complete · at least · all of · no less than · in full
MARGIN SIZEjust shy ≠ exactly With total accuracy; precisely · spot on
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/just_shy