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ineffectual
1
invertebrate
1
lacking courage(expression, weak, subservient, spineless, gutless)
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milksoppish
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milksoppy
1
mousey
1
nerveless(shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
1
nervy(shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
1
no guts(expression, weak, subservient, spineless, gutless)
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overtimid
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overtimorous
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panic-prone
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paper tiger(expression, weak, spineless, gutless)
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phobic(shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
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poltroon
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pudding heart(expression, idiom)
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puny
1
quivery(shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive, scared)
1
rattled(adjective, frightened)
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retiring(weak, nervous, shy, fearful, timid)
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