The word shiny is an adjective. There is a very rare adverb form (shinily).
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No, it is a noun, as an adverb describes an adverb, eg. 'I ran quickly', quickly being the adverb. Needle is a noun, as nouns are a person, animal, place, thing or an object. An adjective descibes the noun, eg, 'the pin was silver and shiny'or ' I picked up the silver and shiny pin' Silver and shiny being the adjective, pin being the noun.
An adverb describes a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
The word small can be an adjective or an adverb.
Approximate is an adjective, approximately is an adverb.
Persistence is not an adjective or an adverb. It's a noun.