3
sapless
3
shrinking(adjective, weak, nervous, shy, worried)
3
slack
3
squeamish(adjective, cowardly)
3
submissive(adjective, quiet, weak, gentle, sad)
3
unsure(adjective, poor, uncertain, unstable, inadequate)
3
white-livered
3
wimpy(adjective, weak, nervous, hesitant, meek)
3
yellow-bellied(adjective, weak, pathetic, spiritless, gutless)
2
afraid(adjective, weak, soft, base, nervous)
2
ambivalent(adjective, nervous, shy, fearful, irresolute)
2
amorphous
2
boneless
2
chicken-hearted(weak, spiritless, gutless)
2
chickenhearted(adjective, shy, worried, afraid, apprehensive)
2
emasculate(inadequate, limited, feeble, useless, vain)
2
fawning(adjective, compliant, flattering, deferential, sycophantic)
2
halfhearted(adjective, irresolute)
2
incompetent(adjective, poor, inferior, inadequate, limited)
2
inept(adjective, weak, poor, inferior, inadequate)
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