3
behind time(expression, idiom, slow, tardy, delayed)
3
chary(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
3
chilly(adjective, person, feelings)
3
cloddish
3
crude(adjective, vulgar, manner)
3
forbidding(adjective, person, feelings)
3
frosty(adjective, person, feelings)
3
hindermost(adjective, end, back, last, stern)
3
hindward(adjective, bygone, antecedent, foretime)
3
indifferent
3
latish
3
mentally retarded(expression, idiom)
3
non-punctual
3
old-fashioned
3
opaque
3
postern(adjective, end, back, last, stern)
3
remote(adjective, person, feelings)
3
round(adverb, approach)
3
sheepish(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, shy)
3
simple-minded(adjective, dull, simple, ability, slow)
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