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(adj)
Lacking in courage or confidence.
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Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest
uncertain, ambivalent.
Not confident.
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
Lacking something essential; often construed with in.
Not sufficient; of a type or kind that does not suffice, that does not satisfy requirements or needs.
Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
Easily scared or startled; timid.
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
Afraid; suffering from fear.
Frightening; causing fear.
Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
Feeling fear; afraid, frightened.
(Australian Aboriginal) Feeling shame; ashamed.
Deficient in physical strength.
Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
Slow; having little motion.
(chiefly of someone in trouble and undergoing punishment for doing something wrong) Feeling shame or guilt.
Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
Alternative form of halfhearted. [Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.]
(v)
(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.
Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
(chiefly of a woman) Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
(not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose; spoken for.
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
Easily giving way under pressure.
Minor; small in amount
Respectful of privacy or secrecy; exercising caution in order to avoid causing embarrassment; quiet; diplomatic.
(intransitive) To become smaller; to contract.
Untamed; not domesticated.
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
introverted, liking privacy and seclusion.
Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.
Uncertain; subject to future change.
Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
(n)
The letter Ш, ш.
A surname from Mandarin of Chinese origin, the 63rd most common in China.
A surname.
(psychology) Introverted; not inclined to interact with other people.
Embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
Tending to be easily frightened; shy, timid.
(psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an introvert: thoughtful, reflective.
Shy, meek, ashamed or embarrassed.
Having a pleasant, gentle, mild manner of speech; speaking gently or quietly.
The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge.
(rare, nonstandard) Exhibiting shyness; timid.
Tending to flinch easily; timid, shy.
(Scotland, dated) Easily frightened; timorous.
Characterised or marked by timidness; shyful
(informal) Characterised by being timorous or afraid.
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
(simile, rare) Very timid.
(idiomatic) Exceptionally timid.
(simile, colloquial) Very timid.
Somewhat shy.
(obsolete) timid
(archaic) timid, or easily frightened
(US, childish) Afraid.
(archaic) timorous; timid; easily frightened.
(colloquial) Easily startled; skittish.
(archaic) cowardly; timorous; lacking bravery
An umbelliferous plant (Lomatium cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon, USA.
(informal) Frightening or unnerving in the manner of something eerie or supernatural; spooky.
(archaic, colloquial) Easily startled; skittish or shy (said especially of a horse.)
Timid, timorous, fearful.
Lacking courage and conviction; easily swayed, persuaded, or intimidated.
(archaic) Tending to be startled; skittish.
Obsolete form of timorsome. [(Scotland, dated) Easily frightened; timorous.]
In a state of trepidation; fearful.
(dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Timid; cowardly.
(idiomatic) Cowardly, lacking courage.
(now chiefly informal) Causing fear or anxiety
(figuratively) Prevented from or unable to express oneself clearly or fluently, or freely; at a loss for words, speechless.
Ashamed, displaying shame, especially by blushing in the face.
Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
An eerie creature or thing.
(archaic) Cowardly; timid.
Attempting to quieten or soothe.
Of an animal: reluctant to be petted on the head.
Timid.
One who is faint, feeble, or weak.
Obsolete spelling of timorous. [Tending to be easily frightened; shy, timid.]
Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly.
Exhibiting fear.
cowardly