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42 entries under retiring topic. ×
| humble(adjective, modest, polite, meek, courteous) | |
| polite(adjective, quiet, understanding, kind, simple) | |
| deferential(adjective, respect, gentle, resist, ordinary) | |
| courteous(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, ordinary) | |
| reverential(adjective, quiet, respect, gentle, ordinary) | |
| submissive(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, ordinary) | |
| obliging(adjective, understanding, kind, gentle, ordinary) | |
| servile(adjective, quiet, respect, modest, meek) | |
| meek(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, modest) | |
| mild(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, ordinary) | |
| docile(adjective, quiet, gentle, ordinary, modest) | |
| timid(adjective, quiet, modest, meek, unassuming) | |
| unassuming(adjective, quiet, modest, meek) | |
| self-effacing(adjective, quiet, modest, meek, courteous) | |
| backward(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming) | |
| bashful(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming) | |
| blushing(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming) | |
| content(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming) | |
| demure(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming) | |
| diffident(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming) |
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