Demure as a nun at Sunday serviceBy Jamie Archer / Leave a Comment / SimilesSynonyms: shy, modest, reserved, restrained, properFor the kind of shy that's decorative and deliberate.Tags: ShyMore similes for ShyReserved as an English weather forecastAs shy as the squirrelShy as a violet in a meadowAs shy as the fawnIntroverted as a librarian’s favourite bookQuiet as a teenager at a dinner partySee all "Shy" similes →