79 entries under shy topic. ×

22
timid(adjective, weak, nervous, worried)
17
cowardly(adjective, person, weak, feelings)
8
afraid(adjective, weak, nervous, worried)
7
lily-livered(adjective, weak, worried, apprehensive)
6
chickenhearted(verb, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
6
diffident(adjective, weak, nervous, worried)
6
faint-hearted(adjective, weak, nervous, fearful)
6
spineless(adjective, weak, nervous, worried)
6
timorous(adjective, weak, nervous, fearful)
6
yellow(adjective, weak, nervous, worried)
5
chicken(adjective, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
5
feeble(adjective, nervous, fearful, ambivalent)
5
intimidated(adjective, nervous, worried, fearful)
5
pusillanimous(weak, nervous, feeble, worried)
5
weak-kneed(adjective, weak, worried, afraid)
4
frightened(adjective, weak, nervous, worried)
4
irresolute(adjective, nervous, feeble, fearful)
4
jittery(adjective, person, weak, feelings)
4
mousy(nervous, worried, fearful, afraid)
4
weak(nervous, fearful, spineless, gutless)
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