| lethargic(adjective, quiet, moderate, easy, slow) | |
| limping | |
| listless | |
| lumbering | |
| malcontent(adjective, difficult, awkward, forced, averse) | |
| mealymouthed | |
| meek(adjective, timid, unsure, unassuming) | |
| mindful(adjective, cautious, suspicious, wary) | |
| moderate | |
| obstructive | |
| on the barricades(expression, idiom) | |
| open(uncertain, doubtful, unsure) | |
| opposing(adjective, hostile, unfriendly, hesitant, antagonistic) | |
| ornery(hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic, contrary, opposing) | |
| perfunctory | |
| phlegmatic | |
| poking | |
| poky | |
| poorly | |
| proof against |
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