1
slinky
1
sneaking
1
sneaky
1
snuggling
1
soft(weak, nervous, shy, fearful, spineless)
1
sordid
1
spineless(adjective, weak, soft, gentle, base)
1
squat
1
squatting
1
sycophantish
1
unassertive(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, meek)
1
weak(nervous, shy, fearful, spineless, gutless)
1
weak-kneed(adjective, weak, subservient, spineless, gutless)
1
worthless(weak, spineless, gutless)
1
yellow(weak, nervous, shy, fearful, spineless)
1
yellow-bellied(adjective, weak, subservient, spineless, gutless)
0
caitiff(weak, spineless, gutless)
0
acquiescent(inferior, compliant, submissive, obedient, deferential)
0
adulatory(adjective, flattering, subservient, sycophantic, praising)
0
ambivalent(nervous, shy, fearful)
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