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103 entries under shy topic. ×
| skittish(adjective, humble, hesitant, reserved) | |
| soft(adjective, quiet, weak, reasonable, moderate) | |
| tentative(quiet, nervous, meek, fearful) | |
| unboastful | |
| uneager(adjective, humble, hesitant, sluggish) | |
| afraid(adjective, nervous, humble, hesitant) | |
| ambivalent(nervous, fearful) | |
| averse(adjective, humble, hesitant, suspicious) | |
| badgered(nervous, fearful) | |
| blushful(timid, diffident, embarrassed, self-conscious) | |
| browbeaten(nervous, fearful) | |
| bullied(nervous, fearful) | |
| capricious(nervous, fearful) | |
| chary(adjective, humble, hesitant, meek) | |
| confused(timid, diffident) | |
| cowed(nervous, fearful) | |
| cowering(nervous, fearful) | |
| daunted(nervous, fearful) | |
| disinclined(adjective, humble, hesitant, suspicious) | |
| distrustful(adjective, humble, hesitant, meek) |
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