5
spare(adjective, close, mean, practical, prudent)
5
timid(adjective, delicate, modest, humble, careful)
4
afraid(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
4
avaricious(adjective, close, mean, spare, careful)
4
cagy
4
choosy(thoughtful, sober, cautious, prudent, wary)
4
constrained(adjective, careful, shy, meek, cautious)
4
disinclined(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, suspicious)
4
inhibited(adjective, careful, cautious, suspicious, wary)
4
observant(adjective, reasonable, sensible, deliberate, restrained)
4
scrupulous(adjective, careful, thoughtful, sober, cautious)
4
tender
3
Scotch(adjective, save, careful, economical)
3
attentive(adjective, reasonable, sensible, deliberate, restrained)
3
backward(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
3
close(adjective, mean, spare, careful, practical)
3
diffident(adjective, shy, hesitant, timid, unenthusiastic)
3
doubting(adjective, considerate, cautious, prudent, suspicious)
3
fastidious(adjective, delicate, careful, thoughtful, sober)
3
forehanded(adjective, careful)
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