18 entries under timid topic. ×

17
cowardly(adjective, person, weak, feelings, shy)
8
afraid(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried)
8
shy(adjective, weak, nervous, worried, reserved)
6
diffident(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried)
6
faint-hearted(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, fearful)
6
timorous(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, fearful)
4
frightened(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried)
3
apprehensive(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried)
3
tremulous(adjective, nervous, shy, worried, fearful)
2
nervous(weak, shy, worried, fearful)
1
hesitant(nervous, shy, worried, fearful, afraid)
1
retiring(weak, nervous, shy, fearful)
1
shrinking(weak, nervous, shy, worried, fearful)
0
bashful(nervous, shy, fearful)
0
coy(nervous, shy, fearful)
0
reticent(nervous, shy, fearful)
0
tentative(nervous, shy, fearful)
0
unassertive(nervous, shy, feeble, fearful)
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