flinchy

As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective flinchy is

tending to flinch easily; timid, shy.

As an adjective flinchy

is tending to flinch easily; timid, shy.

As a verb flincht is

(obsolete) (flinch).

As adjectives the difference between shy and flinchy

is that shy is easily frightened; timid while flinchy is tending to flinch easily; timid, shy.

As a verb shy

is to avoid due to timidness or caution.

As a noun shy

is an act of throwing.

As adjectives the difference between timid and flinchy

is that timid is timid; shy while flinchy is tending to flinch easily; timid, shy.

As a noun flinch

is a reflexive jerking away.

As a verb flinch

is to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus.

As an adjective flinchy is

tending to flinch easily; timid, shy.