timid
adjective /ˈtɪm.ɪd/Definition
C2 shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened: Lucy is a rather timid child. My horse is a bit timid and is easily frightened by traffic.Cowardly timidity /tɪˈmɪd.ɪ.ti/
/-ə.t̬i/ noun [U] Cowardly timidly /-li/ adverb › "Um, excuse me," he said timidly.Cowardly
/-ə.t̬i/ noun [U] Cowardly timidly /-li/ adverb › "Um, excuse me," he said timidly.Cowardly(Definition of timid adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bottle out phrasal verb
- chicken adjective
- chicken out phrasal verb
- chickenshit noun, adjective
- craven adjective
- fainthearted adjective
- gutless adjective
- lily-livered adjective
- pusillanimous adjective
- spineless adjective
- timorous adjective
- weak-kneed adjective
- wimp out phrasal verb
- yellow adjective (NOT BRAVE)
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Cowardly
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