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timid
[ tim-id ]
adjective
- lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
Synonyms: ,
- characterized by or indicating fear:
a timid approach to a problem.
timid
/ ˈɪɪ /
adjective
- easily frightened or upset, esp by human contact; shy
- indicating shyness or fear
Derived Forms
- ˈپ, adverb
- پˈ徱ٲ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- پ···ٲ [ti-, mid, -i-tee], پ··Ա noun
- پ·· adverb
- ··پ· adjective
- o·ver·پ·· adverb
- ܲ·پ· adjective
- un·پ·· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of timid1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Their side had struggled to create chances in a timid first half and were punished.
Perry has shown some promise in spot minutes over the last month or so, the freshman looking far less timid than he did earlier in the season.
For all the hype and confusion surrounding the 97th Academy Awards, the actual ceremony was ultimately rather timid.
In “The Choirboys,” a timid lieutenant fails at his assigned secret mission: sneaking into the department’s personnel files to change his ambitious boss’s IQ score from 107 to 141.
She invented a fantasy alter ego as a child — Rubina Flake — to overcome her timid nature.
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