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