28 entries under shy topic. ×

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shrinking(verb, timid, diffident, hesitating)
3
bashful
2
retiring(adjective, timid, diffident)
2
timorous(timid, diffident)
1
blushful(timid, diffident)
1
overmodest(timid, diffident)
1
unassertive(timid, diffident)
1
verecund(timid, diffident)
0
abashed(timid, diffident)
0
backward(timid, diffident)
0
blushing(timid, diffident)
0
chary(timid, diffident)
0
confused(timid, diffident)
0
constrained(timid, diffident)
0
coy(timid, diffident)
0
demure(timid, diffident)
0
diffident
0
embarrassed(timid, diffident)
0
modest(timid, diffident)
0
nervous(timid, diffident)
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