110 entries under shy topic. ×

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afraid(adjective, weak, soft, base, modest)
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confused(adjective, timid, diffident)
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cowering(weak, nervous, fearful, spineless)
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distrustful(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
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fainthearted(weak, nervous, fearful, timid)
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inhospitable(adjective, cool, cold, sensitive)
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loath(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
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misanthropic(adjective, quiet, gentle, unfriendly)
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nongregarious(adjective, quiet, cool, cold, restrained)
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recessive(adjective, cool, cold, modest, sensitive)
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skittish(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
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soft(calm, quiet, weak, reasonable, mild)
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stuck-up(adjective, cool, cold, modest, sensitive)
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suspicious(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
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unbending(cool, cold, sensitive, unfriendly)
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unneighborly(cool, cold, sensitive, unfriendly)
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unwilling(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant)
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uppity(cool, cold, sensitive, unfriendly)
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wavering(adjective, gentle, modest, nervous, humble)
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ambivalent(nervous, fearful)
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