Timid

  • 111irresolute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. infirm of purpose, of two minds, halfhearted; dubious, undecided, unresolved, undetermined; hesitating, on the fence; at a loss; vacillating, unsteady, changeable, fickle, capricious, volatile; weak …

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  • 112nervous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. jumpy, jittery, fidgety, uneasy; tense, fearful; sensitive, neurotic; high strung; timid. See excitement, agitation, fear.Ant., relaxed. nervous breakdown II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Excitable] Syn.… …

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  • 113tentative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. experimental, provisional, conditional, temporary, makeshift. See expedience, experiment. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. provisional, probationary, unconfirmed, not final, not settled, conditional,… …

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  • 114cowardly — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Lacking courage] Syn. timid, timorous, frightened, shrinking, afraid, fearful, shy, diffident, backward, retiring, cowering, apprehensive, nervous, anxious, full of dread, dismayed, fainthearted, panicky, scared, scary* …

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  • 115περιδεῆ — περιδεής very timid neut nom/voc/acc pl (attic epic doric) περιδεής very timid masc/fem/neut nom/voc/acc dual (doric aeolic) περιδεής very timid masc/fem acc sg (attic epic doric) …

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  • 116faint-hearted — adjective lacking conviction or boldness or courage faint heart ne er won fair lady • Syn: ↑faint, ↑fainthearted, ↑timid • Similar to: ↑cowardly, ↑fearful • Derivationall …

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  • 117fainthearted — adjective lacking conviction or boldness or courage faint heart ne er won fair lady • Syn: ↑faint, ↑timid, ↑faint hearted • Similar to: ↑cowardly, ↑fearful • Derivationa …

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  • 118timidness — noun fear of the unknown or unfamiliar or fear of making decisions • Syn: ↑timidity, ↑timorousness • Derivationally related forms: ↑timid (for: ↑timorousness), ↑timid, ↑timid ( …

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  • 119blate — late adj. bashful; timid; sheepish; chiefly Scottish. Syn: bashful, timid, sheepish. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 120Cowardly — Cow ard*ly, a. 1. Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful; pusillanimous; spiritless. [1913 Webster] The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences; befitting …

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