| Like a little boy afraid to finish? |
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| Shy and stupid to object to return |
Mirror Cryptic |
20 Apr 2024 |
| Easily scared |
Mirror Quick |
20 Apr 2024 |
| A boy I'd followed who wasn't brave (5) |
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| Unlikely to make the first move |
New York Times |
07 Apr 2024 |
| Very shy (5) |
Puzzler |
05 Apr 2024 |
| It has returned between those two points but it's so bashful! |
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| I'd go with Tim but I'm so shy |
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| Retiring from magazine, largely to go on papers? |
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| Faint-hearted chap marginally improved |
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| Faint-hearted, shy |
Mirror Tea Time |
03 Mar 2024 |
| In bed I'm itchy, turning scared |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Feb 2024 |
| In bed I'm itchy, turning scared (5) |
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| Almost time I'd say to be faint-hearted (5) |
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| Shy, returning to turn the light down (5) |
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| Not at all courageous |
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| A little skittish |
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| Shy and stupid to object to return |
Mirror Cryptic |
10 Feb 2024 |
| Faint-hearted |
Mirror Quick |
10 Feb 2024 |
| Faint-hearted(5) |
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| The little chap I'd scared (5) |
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| Shy boy needs identification (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
30 Jan 2024 |
| Easily alarmed (5) |
Puzzler |
18 Jan 2024 |
| Shy and stupid to object to return |
Mirror Cryptic |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Nervous |
Mirror Quick |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Like a mouse |
New York Times |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Faint-hearted, shy |
Mirror Tea Time |
20 Dec 2023 |
| I'd stay with Tim but he's so faint-hearted! (5) |
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| Shy and retiring (5) |
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| Fearful and stupid, takes it back (5) |
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| Shy and retiring |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Dec 2023 |
| Shy |
USA Today |
11 Dec 2023 |
| Nervous, tense setter's supported by papers |
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| Shy |
Universal |
03 Dec 2023 |
| Faint-hearted? That's some shot I middled |
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| Fearful |
USA Today |
21 Nov 2023 |
| Cautiously fearful |
Universal |
19 Nov 2023 |
| Hardly bold |
LA Times Daily |
11 Nov 2023 |
| Mousy |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Oct 2023 |
| Fearful |
The Guardian Speedy |
03 Sep 2023 |
| Hesitant |
LA Times Daily |
20 Aug 2023 |
| Unlikely to speak first, say |
New York Times |
27 Jul 2023 |
| Shy |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Jul 2023 |
| Not bold |
New York Times |
06 Jul 2023 |
| Faint-hearted |
The Times Concise |
27 May 2023 |
| Unassertive |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Apr 2023 |
| Shy |
Universal |
02 Apr 2023 |
| Meek |
Newsday |
05 Mar 2023 |
| Meek |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Feb 2023 |
| Not bold at all |
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| This writer is one day behind rear of coconut shy |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Oct 2022 |
| Shy |
Universal |
23 Sep 2022 |
| Time I had to accept I’m retiring |
The Times Cryptic |
21 Sep 2022 |
| Lacking temerity |
New York Times |
07 Sep 2022 |
| Lacking in courage |
The Times Concise |
31 Aug 2022 |
| Inclined to fear brief prison sentence one day |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
19 Aug 2022 |
| Far from bold |
Universal |
07 Aug 2022 |
| Not outgoing |
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| Shy obscure Italian returned |
The Times Cryptic |
22 Jun 2022 |
| Lacking in courage |
The Times Concise |
17 Jun 2022 |
| Shy — unsure |
The Guardian Quick |
27 May 2022 |
| Fearful |
Universal |
26 May 2022 |
| Shy |
Universal |
07 Apr 2022 |
| Shy |
USA Today |
16 Mar 2022 |
| Skittish |
New York Times |
16 Mar 2022 |
| Meek |
Newsday |
09 Feb 2022 |
| Retiring |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Jan 2022 |
| Like a wallflower |
USA Today |
24 Jan 2022 |
| Lacking courage |
Universal |
13 Jan 2022 |
| Fearful |
Universal |
27 Dec 2021 |
| Lacking in courage |
The Times Concise |
09 Dec 2021 |
| Lacking courage |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Nov 2021 |
| Shy |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Sep 2021 |
| Tailless bird outside of innyard in need of pluck |
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| Faint of heart |
Universal |
15 Jul 2021 |
| Easily cowed |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jun 2021 |
| Shy |
Newsday |
23 May 2021 |
| Send back stupid one close to coconut shy |
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| Meek |
USA Today |
26 Feb 2021 |
| Meek |
The Washington Post |
24 Feb 2021 |
| Meek |
LA Times Daily |
24 Feb 2021 |
| Not bold at all |
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| Like Caspar Milquetoast |
The Washington Post |
14 Jan 2021 |
| Like Caspar Milquetoast |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jan 2021 |
| Shy |
Canadiana |
21 Dec 2020 |
| Like a wallflower |
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| Not bold |
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| Shy |
New York Times |
20 Oct 2020 |
| Man with credentials retiring |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Oct 2020 |
| Faint-hearted |
The Sun Two Speed |
20 Oct 2020 |
| Not at all brave |
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| Cautious little girl turning up to support little boy |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Aug 2020 |
| Like a child hiding behind a parent’s leg |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jul 2020 |
| Bashful |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Jun 2020 |
| Shy man with ID |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 May 2020 |
| Mousy girl college rejected |
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| Retiring |
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| Not so brave and determined |
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| Shy |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Nov 2019 |
| Shy |
The Washington Post |
07 Nov 2019 |
| Shy |
LA Times Daily |
07 Nov 2019 |
| Lacking courage |
New York Times |
28 Oct 2019 |
| Lacking courage |
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| It's stupid — both rejected retiring |
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| Hardly outgoing |
LA Times Daily |
14 Sep 2019 |
| Hardly outgoing |
The Washington Post |
14 Sep 2019 |
| Bashful |
LA Times Daily |
11 Aug 2019 |
| Bashful |
The Washington Post |
11 Aug 2019 |
| Short on courage |
USA Today |
08 Jul 2019 |
| Easily bullied |
USA Today |
01 Jul 2019 |
| Diffident and unintelligent with computer technology having to be set up |
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| Demure |
Premier Sunday |
26 May 2019 |
| Fearful and dull, it turned up |
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| Some shot I middled in retiring |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 May 2019 |
| Retiring |
New York Times |
04 May 2019 |
| Hardly courageous |
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| Hardly bold |
The Washington Post |
21 Apr 2019 |
| Hardly bold |
LA Times Daily |
21 Apr 2019 |
| Like a milquetoast |
USA Today |
13 Apr 2019 |
| Fearful |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Apr 2019 |
| Unassertive |
Premier Sunday |
07 Apr 2019 |
| Diffident, faint-hearted |
Irish Times Simplex |
25 Mar 2019 |
| Unlike many successful improv comedians |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 Mar 2019 |
| Lacking confidence |
Newsday |
10 Mar 2019 |
| Like Fear, in 'Inside Out,' aptly |
The Washington Post Sunday |
17 Feb 2019 |
| Faint-hearted |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Feb 2019 |
| Gutless and stupid: The X-Factor must be sent up! |
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| Easily bullied |
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| Bashful |
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| Hardly bold |
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| Hardly outgoing |
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| Like a milquetoast |
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| Shy |
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| Short on courage |
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| Like Clark Kent |
USA Today |
19 Dec 2018 |
| Fainthearted |
LA Times Daily |
04 Dec 2018 |
| Fainthearted |
The Washington Post |
04 Dec 2018 |
| Fainthearted and not bold |
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| Thick relations coming round for chicken? |
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| Not brave |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Nov 2018 |
| Chicken |
New York Times |
10 Nov 2018 |
| Unassertive |
The New Yorker |
05 Nov 2018 |
| Shy and tiny character joined rejected girl |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 Oct 2018 |
| Lacking in courage |
The Times Concise |
30 Jul 2018 |
| Shy |
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| Adjective for a mouse |
Universal |
17 Mar 2018 |
| Retiring, turning to do this to a bulb |
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| In short spell, I had easily dominated |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
18 Feb 2018 |
| Chicken |
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| Fainthearted |
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| Like Clark Kent |
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| Bashful |
The Times Concise |
26 Nov 2017 |
| Fainthearted |
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| Lacking courage, I'm one hiding in study regularly |
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| Retiring in order, mainly, to pen note |
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| Chickenhearted |
New York Times |
30 Jul 2017 |
| Shrinking section of government? I'm idealistic! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
20 Jul 2017 |
| Nervous, and unclear with it, getting upset |
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| Pusillanimous |
New York Times |
15 Jun 2017 |
| Ill-defined personal appeal backs retiring |
The Telegraph Toughie |
31 Mar 2017 |
| Like Clark Kent's demeanor |
USA Today |
22 Feb 2017 |
| Cotton material, turned and shortened, is shrinking |
The Times Cryptic |
23 Jan 2017 |
| Like a shrinking violet |
Universal |
08 Jan 2017 |
| Shrinking |
New York Times |
07 Jan 2017 |
| Faint of heart |
Newsday |
05 Jan 2017 |
| Shrinking |
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| Like Clark Kent's demeanor |
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| Like a shrinking violet |
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| Pusillanimous |
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| Chickenhearted |
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| Skittish |
Newsday |
29 Dec 2016 |
| Far from fearless |
The Washington Post |
10 Dec 2016 |
| Opposite of bold |
LA Times Daily |
12 Oct 2016 |
| Lacking courage |
USA Today |
18 Sep 2016 |
| Hardly outgoing |
Universal |
29 Aug 2016 |
| I had to follow date, mostly being shy |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
02 Apr 2016 |
| Bashful |
The Telegraph Quick |
31 Mar 2016 |
| Withdrawn |
LA Times Daily |
14 Feb 2016 |
| Lily-livered |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Jan 2016 |
| Withdrawn |
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| Lacking courage |
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| Hardly outgoing |
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| Indecisive |
Newsday |
31 Dec 2015 |
| Diffident |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Dec 2015 |
| Mousy chap a girl's thrown over |
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| Mousy |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Oct 2015 |
| Note girl taking a shy |
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| Scared of gloomy infotech in recession |
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| Shy |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Oct 2015 |
| Retiring |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Aug 2015 |
| Not bold |
Universal |
07 Jul 2015 |
| Not very bright Italian, retiring, shy |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Jun 2015 |
| Easily scared |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Mar 2015 |
| Easily alarmed |
Family Time |
09 Mar 2015 |
| Tiny lad with idea not half afraid to speak out? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
16 Jan 2015 |
| Lacking bravery |
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| Like weak stage presence |
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| Easily alarmed |
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| Not bold |
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| Indecisive |
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| Shy |
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| Mousy |
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| Fainthearted |
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| Retiring |
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| Like a mouse |
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| Easily alarmed |
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| Shy |
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| Clark Kentish |
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| Meek |
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| Unassertive |
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| Gun-shy |
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| Easily scared |
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| Fearful |
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| Bashful |
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| Shy song by Angela Moyra? |
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| Apprehensive |
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| Shrinking |
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| Faint of heart |
|
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| Like a wallflower |
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| Like a mouse |
|
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| Cautious and fearful |
|
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| Like Clark Kent |
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| Faint of heart |
|
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| Like a wallflower |
|
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| Like a mouse |
|
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| Far from assertive |
|
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| Far from assertive |
|
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| Like a shrinking violet |
|
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| Fainthearted |
|
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| Meek |
|
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| Shy |
|
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| Easily frightened |
|
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| Clark Kent-like |
|
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| Far from aggressive |
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| Like Piglet |
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| Diffident |
|
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| Lacking backbone |
|
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| Not bold |
|
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| Skittish |
|
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| Fainthearted |
|
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| Fainthearted |
|
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| Clark Kent-like |
|
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| Bashful |
|
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| Not at all brave |
|
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| Hardly courageous |
|
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| Fainthearted |
|
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| Like wallflowers |
|
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| Chicken |
|
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| Not at all brave |
|
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| Hardly courageous |
|
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| Like a deer |
|
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| Like a milquetoast |
|
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| Not made of brass |
|
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| Retiring |
|
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| Like a shrinking violet |
|
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| Retiring |
|
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| Like a shrinking violet |
|
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| Apprehensive |
|
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| Edgy |
|
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| Like a wallflower |
|
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| Lacking backbone |
|
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| Lacking confidence |
|
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| Chicken-livered |
|
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| Shy |
|
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| Mousy |
|
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| Shy |
|
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| Not exactly outgoing |
|
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| Unlike the life of the party |
|
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| Fainthearted |
|
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| Like a wallflower |
|
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| Like a nebbish |
|
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| Fainthearted |
|
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| Not assertive |
|
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| Easily alarmed |
|
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| Clark Kentish |
|
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| Far from forward |
|
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| Unassertive |
|
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| Yellowish |
|
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| Retiring |
|
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| Said of a fraidy cat |
|
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| Clark Kent-like |
|
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| Unlikely to mix |
|
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| Cautious and fearful |
|
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| Lacking backbone |
|
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| Meek |
|
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| Cautious |
|
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| Unassertive |
|
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| Like a milquetoast |
|
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| Like Mr. Milquetoast |
|
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| Lacking in courage |
|
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| Sheepish |
|
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| Hardly heroic |
|
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| Intrepid's antithesis |
|
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| Bashful |
|
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| Fainthearted |
|
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| Not exactly outgoing |
|
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| Demure |
|
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| Indecisive |
|
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| Not bold |
|
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| Lily-livered |
|
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| Retiring |
|
|
| Like Caspar Milquetoast |
|
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| Like Milquetoast |
|
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| Like Tolkien's Bilbo Baggins |
|
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| Unassertive |
|
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| Faint-hearted |
|
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| Hesitant |
|
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| Like Mr. Milquetoast |
|
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| Mousy |
|
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| Describing Milquetoast |
|
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| Fearful |
|
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| Milquetoasty |
|
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| Diffident |
|
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| Kind of soul |
|
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| Adjective for a mouse |
|
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| Fainthearted. |
|
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| Lacking self-confidence. |
|
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| Unconfident. |
|
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| Shy. |
|
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| Hesitant. |
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| Bashful. |
|
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| Shrinking. |
|
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| Easily daunted. |
|
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| Mousy. |
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| Beth's nature, in "Little Women." |
|
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| What "Caspar Milquetoast" is. |
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