47 entries under shy topic. ×

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coy(adjective, nervous, fearful, timid)
6
feeble(adjective, weak, gentle, nervous)
5
unnerved(adjective, nervous, fearful, frightened)
4
retiring(adjective, characteristic, weak, nervous)
4
bashful(adjective, nervous, fearful, timid)
4
mousy(adjective, nervous, fearful)
4
spiritless(adjective, weak, soft, nervous)
3
irresolute(adjective, weak, soft, gentle, uncertain)
3
unassertive(weak, nervous, fearful, timid)
2
cowed(weak, nervous, fearful, suspicious)
2
daunted(nervous, fearful, suspicious, timid)
2
modest(adjective, nervous, fearful)
2
submissive(adjective, weak, soft, gentle)
2
trembling(nervous, fearful, suspicious, timid)
1
vacillating(adjective, weak, soft, gentle, uncertain)
1
wavering(adjective, weak, uncertain, nervous, unstable)
0
ambivalent(nervous, fearful)
0
badgered(nervous, fearful)
0
browbeaten(nervous, fearful)
0
bullied(nervous, fearful)
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