4
hind(adjective, end, back, last, stern)
4
icy(adjective, person, quiet, gentle, feelings)
4
introverted(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
4
overdue(adjective, adverb, dull, low, slow)
4
past(adjective, bygone, antecedent, foretime)
4
reactionary(adjective, politics)
4
rear(adjective, adverb, end, back, last)
4
remiss(adjective, slow, late, slack, unenthusiastic)
4
reticent(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, shy)
4
self-effacing(adjective, quiet, restraint, modest, humble)
4
slack(adjective, dull, low, slow, late)
4
standoffish(adjective, person, quiet, gentle, feelings)
4
subnormal(adjective, slow)
4
thick(adjective, dull, simple, slow, silly)
4
uneager(adjective, slow, modest, humble, shy)
4
unenthusiastic(adjective, person, feelings, forced, averse)
4
upside-down(adjective, inverted, overturned)
3
abaft(adjective, adverb, end, back, round)
3
arrested(adjective, slow)
3
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