| playful(adjective, mischievous) | |
| rabbity(adjective, quiet, modest, shy, meek) | |
| reluctant(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| proper | |
| arch(playful, provocative, mischievous, teasing) | |
| chary(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant) | |
| chaste(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal) | |
| confused(shy, timid, diffident) | |
| conscious(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, hesitant) | |
| delicate | |
| embarrassed(adjective, shy, timid, diffident, self-conscious) | |
| evasive(adjective, modest) | |
| frightened(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful, timid) | |
| introverted(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy) | |
| mischievous(playful, frisky) | |
| nice | |
| prudish(adjective, modest) | |
| pusillanimous(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful) | |
| roguish(playful, mischievous) | |
| shaky(fear, nervous, shy, fearful) |
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