Dictionary 1. (a.) Lacking confidence in one's self; shy; timid; modest; bashful\; characterized by modest reserve.2. (a.) Wanting confidence in others; distrustful. Thesaurus bashful boggling cautious cowardly coy demure demurring deprecative deprecatory faltering fearful fearing fearsome goosy hesitant hesitating in fear jibbing jumpy modest mousy nervous qualmish rabbity reluctant retiring scary scrupling scrupulous self-deprecating self-depreciating self-depreciative self-distrustful self-doubting self-effacing shaky shilly-shallying shivery shrinking shy skittery skittish squeamish startlish sticking stickling straining tentative timid timorous trembling tremulous trepidant trigger-happy unassertive unassured unselfconfident unselfreliant |
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