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(adj)
Tending to be easily frightened; shy, timid.
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Easily frightened; timid.
Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
Showing cowardice; lacking in courage; weakly fearful.
Timid, timorous, fearful.
(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
Frightening; causing fear.
Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest
Timid.
Subjected to intimidation.
uncertain, ambivalent.
Not manful.
Not manlike.
Not confident.
Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
Alternative spelling of mousy. [Resembling a mouse.]
Cowardly.
(n)
(endearing) A coward; a person who is easily frightened or high-strung and easily scared.
fearful, timid
The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.
Deficient in physical strength.
Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
Slow; having little motion.
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
Alternative form of halfhearted. [Lacking full energy, effort, commitment, or resolve.]
Unenthusiastic (about a proposal or an idea).
Not wanting to take some action; unwilling to do something.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.
Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
(chiefly of a woman) Modest, quiet, reserved, or serious.
Unwilling to communicate; keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
Minor; small in amount
Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
Having a modest scope or extent.
Small in size.
Not excessive; acting in moderation
Easily damaged or requiring careful handling.
Not assertive
introverted, liking privacy and seclusion.
Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
Excessively conscious of one's appearance or behaviour.
Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
(of a person) Easily offended, upset, or hurt.
Practically wise, judicious, shrewd.
Uncertain; subject to future change.
Shy, meek, ashamed or embarrassed.
Easily agitated or alarmed; edgy, on edge.
Easily scared or startled; timid.
Cowardly, uncourageous; lacking character.
Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity.
The act of one who, or that which, shrinks; act of becoming smaller or moving timidly away.
Trembling, quivering, or shaking.
(idiomatic) Cowardly, lacking courage.
Characterised or marked by timidness; shyful
(obsolete) timid
(simile, colloquial) Very timid.
cowardly
(informal) Characterised by being timorous or afraid.
(simile, rare) Very timid.
Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly.
(archaic) cowardly; timorous; lacking bravery
(rare, nonstandard) Exhibiting shyness; timid.
(Scotland, dated) Easily frightened; timorous.
An umbelliferous plant (Lomatium cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon, USA.
(idiomatic) Exceptionally timid.
(US, childish) Afraid.
(archaic) Cowardly; timid.
Lacking courage and conviction; easily swayed, persuaded, or intimidated.
(dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Timid; cowardly.
Tending to flinch easily; timid, shy.
(dated or archaic) cowardly
Lily-livered; cowardly.
(informal) A wuss; a person who refuses to perform a particular task due to an unreasonable fear.
(figuratively) Prevented from or unable to express oneself clearly or fluently, or freely; at a loss for words, speechless.
(figurative) Lacking courage, cowardly.
(informal, often derogatory) Having the characteristics of a wimp; feeble, indecisive, cowardly.
Alternative spelling of chicken-hearted. [Not brave; lacking courage; cowardly.]
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
(figuratively, colloquial, idiomatic) Uncourageous, cowardly.
(archaic) Lily-livered; cowardly.
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.
In a state of trepidation; fearful.
Threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.
Having or exhibiting a mind that lacks steadfastness, resoluteness or especially judgment; not strong-minded.
(Normally with a copular verb). Mildly afraid or worried by some upcoming situation.
Obsolete form of timorsome. [(Scotland, dated) Easily frightened; timorous.]
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.