| nervous(adjective, shy, fearful, timid) | |
| non-committal | |
| on guard | |
| politic(careful, thoughtful, vague, prudent, ambiguous) | |
| probatory | |
| proxy(extra, auxiliary, supernumerary) | |
| pure(adjective, vague, intellectual, logical, theoretical) | |
| raw | |
| reserve(extra, auxiliary, supernumerary) | |
| risky(doubtful, vague, unsure) | |
| secondary(sensitive, apt) | |
| shaky(adjective, weak, uncertain, nervous, shy) | |
| shifting(hesitant, wavering, indecisive) | |
| simple(quiet, modest, meek, unassuming, retiring) | |
| sketchy(adjective, start) | |
| slow(uncertain, shy, doubtful, hesitant, cautious) | |
| subject to change(adjective, uncertain, conditional, experimental) | |
| supposed(uncertain, doubtful, speculative) | |
| testing(adjective, experimental, probationary, investigative, examining) | |
| timorous(adjective, quiet, modest, nervous, shy) |
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