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(adj)
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
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Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
(of food, drink, or a drug) Not sharp or bitter; not strong in flavor.
Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
Meekly obedient or passive; obsequious.
(chiefly of animals) Accustomed to human contact.
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
Low in rank or social importance.
With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
Lacking in courage or confidence.
Easily giving way under pressure.
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
Obsequiously submissive.
Of weather, mild and pleasant.
Resembling or covered in fleece.
Tasting of sugars.
(slang) Easy.
Modest and having no pretensions or ostentation.
Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.
Docile, or inclined to give way to pressure.
calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil
Not resisting; compliant.
(n)
A person or animal that receives health care from a doctor, nurse, dentist, allied health practitioner, or other person educated in health care.
Like a lamb; gentle; inoffensive.
Frightened into submission.
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest
Meek; humble; unassuming.
Depressed, despondent, or dispirited
Synonym of meek.
somewhat humble
Shy, meek, ashamed or embarrassed.
downcast; submissive; humble
(rare) Characterised or marked by humbleness.
(originally US, informal, derogatory) A person of meek or timid disposition; a person who lacks character or effectiveness.
(informal, derogatory) Meek, timid.
(chiefly of a woman) Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
(figuratively, informal) Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount.
Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.
Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
Characteristic of a lamb; lamblike
(rare, nonstandard) Exhibiting shyness; timid.
Very deep; very serious.
Not dense; meager; scanty
Of higher rank, status, quality, strength, etc.; inducing a feeling of inferiority.
Characterised by lowness; marked by low status, quantity, or degree; lowish; lowly
Characterised or marked by timidness; shyful
(of a garment) Very small, light, or revealing.
Poor, deficient or inferior in amount, quality or extent
Thin; slim.
Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.
Timid.
humiliating
Alternative form of mealy-mouthed. [Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright.]
Easily ashamed, having a strong sense of shame; modest, chaste.
(chiefly British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.
A surname.
Scanty; meager.
scanty; meagre
Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously; not forthright.
Overcome with humility; in awe of the strength of another or one's own weakness
Having a meek expression in the eyes.
Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.
(archaic) Bashful, modest; shy.
Unwilling to spend, give, or share; ungenerous; mean.
Wearing a hairshirt.
humiliating; humbling
Somewhat humdrum.
Alternative form of low-minded. [Having a coarse, unrefined, vulgar demeanor.]
Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
Minor; small in amount
Not showing due respect; bold-faced, impertinent.
Dishonorable.
(simile, colloquial) Very timid.
Having or exhibiting a mind that lacks steadfastness, resoluteness or especially judgment; not strong-minded.
Somewhat somber.
Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
Somewhat feeble.
Like a maiden; gentle, demure.
Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.
Characterised or marked by slight; scornful
Tending to disparage oneself.
(dialectal, euphemistic, informal) An outbuilding used as a lavatory; an outhouse, a privy.
Given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious.
(now chiefly in the plural form means, also in a singular sense) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
(medicine) Involving pathology that manifests at or results from changes at a microscopic level.
Resembling or characteristic of shame.
Constipated.
One who is faint, feeble, or weak.
Of reasonable but not excellent quality.
Resembling, or characteristic of, a nebbish