119 entries under shy topic. ×

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suspicious(adjective, delicate, uncertain, restrained, modest)
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unpredictable(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, vague)
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unsettled(adjective, open, weak, uncertain, awkward)
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worried(adjective, uncertain, anxious, tense)
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circumspect(adjective, delicate, restrained, modest, humble)
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modest(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, nervous)
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mousy(adjective, nervous, worried, fearful)
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reticent(adjective, quiet, obscure, restrained, modest)
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tremulous(adjective, nervous, worried, fearful)
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unassertive(adjective, modest, nervous, humble)
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uneager(adjective, ready, uncertain, modest, humble)
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uneasy(adjective, anxious, awkward, doubtful)
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vacillatory(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, decide)
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awkward(adjective, uncertain, doubtful, tentative)
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jittery(adjective, anxious, nervous, worried)
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jumpy(adjective, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
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shaky(adjective, weak, uncertain, anxious, nervous)
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spineless(adjective, uncertain, nervous, unstable)
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wary(adjective, delicate, restrained, modest, humble)
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yellow(adjective, nervous, worried, fearful)
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