4
unpretentious(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, meek)
3
demure(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, ordinary)
3
fearful(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, informal)
3
humbled
3
introverted(adjective, modest, nervous, humble, hesitant)
3
mild(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, meek)
3
mousy(adjective, shy, worried, meek, afraid)
3
obedient
3
overmodest(shy, timid, modesty, diffident)
3
penitent
3
shamed
3
unobtrusive(adjective, quiet, modest, humble, meek)
2
apprehensive(adjective, quiet, simple, gentle, ordinary)
2
awkward
2
blushful(shy, timid, diffident)
2
bovine
2
chagrined(adjective, shy, embarrassed)
2
confused(adjective, shy, timid, diffident)
2
deerlike
2
deferential(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming, retiring)
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