shy of

shy of something

having less of something than is needed or expected The bill was four votes shy of a majority. He was a large man, just shy of six feet tall.

Related vocabulary: short of something

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yoav	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Xenia	-	Greek, Ancient Greek
Mirele	-	Yiddish
Gregorios	-	Greek, Late Greek
Armistead	['a:misted]
Anabella	-	English (Modern)