3
playful(adjective, mischievous)
3
rabbity(adjective, quiet, modest, shy, meek)
3
reluctant(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
2
proper
2
arch(playful, provocative, mischievous, teasing)
2
chary(adjective, modest, humble, shy, hesitant)
2
chaste(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal)
2
confused(shy, timid, diffident)
2
conscious(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, hesitant)
2
delicate
2
embarrassed(adjective, shy, timid, diffident, self-conscious)
2
evasive(adjective, modest)
2
frightened(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful, timid)
2
introverted(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, shy)
2
mischievous(playful, frisky)
2
nice
2
prudish(adjective, modest)
2
pusillanimous(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful)
2
roguish(playful, mischievous)
2
shaky(fear, nervous, shy, fearful)
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