2
yellow-bellied(adjective, weak, spineless, gutless)
1
Delphic(uncertain, nervous, worried, hesitant, insecure)
1
abstemious(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal)
1
apathetic(adjective, indifferent, detached, distant, unfeeling)
1
base(weak, spineless, gutless)
1
blase(indifferent, detached, distant, apathetic, unfeeling)
1
boggling
1
caitiff(weak, spineless, gutless)
1
callous(adjective, indifferent, detached, distant, apathetic)
1
chaste(adjective, soft, shy, meek, frugal)
1
choked(uncertain, nervous, worried, hesitant, insecure)
1
cold(adjective, close, quiet, gentle, mild)
1
contrite
1
cool(adjective, close, quiet, gentle, mild)
1
coward(adjective, characteristic, quality, worry, dread)
1
cowhearted(weak, spineless, gutless)
1
dastardly(weak, spineless, gutless)
1
debatable(uncertain, doubtful, unsure)
1
decorous
1
deprecative
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