8
coy(adjective, modest, shy, timid, modesty)
7
demure(adjective, correct, shy, timid, particular)
6
modest(adjective, shy, timid, modesty, diffident)
6
shy(adjective, timid, modesty, diffident)
4
bashful(adjective, shy, modesty)
4
diffident(shy, timid, modesty)
4
nervous(adjective, shy, timid, modesty, diffident)
4
timid(adjective, shy, modesty, diffident)
3
blushing(shy, timid, modesty, diffident)
3
prudish(adjective, correct, shy, strict, particular)
3
shamefaced(adjective, shy, timid, modesty, diffident)
3
sheepish(adjective, shy, timid, modesty, diffident)
2
good(correct, tidy, particular, fussy, demure)
2
prim(adjective, particular, fussy)
2
retiring(shy, timid, diffident)
2
shrinking(shy, timid, diffident)
2
timorous(shy, timid, modesty, diffident)
2
unassertive(shy, timid, diffident)
1
Victorian(correct, tidy, particular, fussy, demure)
1
abashed(shy, timid, diffident)
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