121 entries under shy topic. ×
| startled(adjective, fearful, scare, awe) | |
| tremulous(adjective, feeling, fear, nervous) | |
| backward(adjective, weak, soft, slow, base) | |
| chicken(adjective, upset, anxious, hesitant) | |
| disturbed(adjective, upset, excited, anxious, awkward) | |
| jumpy(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious) | |
| loath(adjective, slow, modest, humble) | |
| unnerved(adjective, upset, nervous, fearful) | |
| fainthearted(adjective, weak, nervous, worried) | |
| unwilling(adjective, slow, modest, humble) | |
| weak-kneed(adjective, weak, worried, apprehensive) | |
| yellow(adjective, upset, weak, nervous) | |
| averse(adjective, slow, modest, humble) | |
| cowed(adjective, upset, weak, nervous) | |
| perturbed(adjective, upset, anxious, awkward, nervous) | |
| agitated(adjective, upset, passionate, excited, anxious) | |
| disinclined(adjective, modest, humble, hostile) | |
| shrinking(adjective, weak, soft, base, anxious) | |
| uneager(adjective, slow, modest, humble) | |
| uneasy(adjective, upset, excited, uncertain, anxious) |
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