80 entries under shy topic. ×

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diffident(adjective, weak, nervous, worried)
4
irresolute(adjective, weak, soft, pathetic)
4
mousy(adjective, upset, nervous, worried)
4
panicky(adjective, upset, weak, soft, base)
3
nervous(adjective, weak, worried, fearful)
3
feeble(weak, nervous, fearful, pathetic)
3
hesitant(adjective, nervous, worried, fearful)
3
retiring(adjective, weak, nervous, fearful)
3
shrinking(adjective, weak, nervous, worried)
3
tentative(adjective, nervous, fearful, irresolute)
3
tremulous(adjective, worried, fearful, afraid)
3
unassertive(weak, nervous, fearful)
2
ambivalent(adjective, nervous, fearful, irresolute)
2
bashful(adjective, nervous, fearful)
2
cowed(adjective, upset, weak, nervous)
2
coy(adjective, nervous, fearful)
2
daunted(nervous, fearful)
2
jittery(adjective, upset, weak, worried)
2
jumpy(adjective, upset, worried, afraid)
2
modest(adjective, nervous, fearful)
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