48 entries under shy topic. ×

10
timid(adjective, quiet, gentle, nervous, humble)
3
meek(adjective, quiet, gentle, humble)
2
weak(adjective, quiet, gentle, humble)
1
modest(adjective, quiet, gentle, nervous, humble)
1
retiring(adjective, nervous, fearful)
1
soft(quiet, gentle, humble, feeble)
1
spiritless(adjective, quiet, gentle, humble)
1
submissive(adjective, quiet, gentle, nervous, humble)
0
afraid(adjective, nervous, fearful, diffident)
0
ambivalent(adjective, weak, gentle, modest, nervous)
0
apprehensive(nervous, fearful)
0
badgered(nervous, feeble, fearful, ambivalent)
0
bashful(nervous, fearful)
0
browbeaten(nervous, feeble, fearful, ambivalent)
0
bullied(nervous, feeble, fearful, ambivalent)
0
capricious(nervous, feeble, fearful, ambivalent)
0
cowardly(nervous, fearful)
0
cowed(nervous, fearful)
0
cowering(nervous, fearful)
0
coy(nervous, fearful)
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