3
unpretending(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal)
3
unsocial(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
2
recoiling(adjective, shy)
2
afraid(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
2
averse(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
2
cold(quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved, reticent)
2
conscious(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
2
cool(quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved, reticent)
2
evasive
2
frigid(quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved, reticent)
2
hesitant(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, restrained)
2
hesitating(adjective, shy, hesitant, sluggish, late)
2
icy(quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved, reticent)
2
ill at ease(expression, adjective, idiom)
2
in a tizzy(expression, adjective, idiom)
2
inarticulate(quiet, soft, awkward, still, silent)
2
inhibited(quiet, soft, gentle, still, reserved)
2
offish(quiet, gentle, aloof, reserved, reticent)
2
plain(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal)
2
pusillanimous(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful)
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