Definitionadj. showing fear and lack of confidence
Last update: October 13, 2015
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Ketan is a timid boy. [adjective]
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They are timid creatures that spend most of their time on the ground. [adjective]
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Her central argument being that a general strike is not a sterile demand, artificially created in the minds of timid trade union bureaucrats. [adjective]
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He bared his gray locks, and looked around the timid and quiet throng by which he was encircled, with a firm and collected countenance. [adjective]
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As the confused and timid throng left the protecting mounds of the fort, and issued on the open plain, the whole scene was at once presented to their eyes. [adjective]
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He had parted from them worn with care, and jaded with fatigue; he now saw them refreshed and blooming, though timid and anxious. [adjective]
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Cora set the example of compliance, with a steadiness that taught the more timid Alice the necessity of obedience. [adjective]
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But the feelings of old women must be considered; and our measures are fenced with such securities that even the most timid must be satisfied. [adjective]
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The wiser, or more timid part of the assembly, were already withdrawing themselves from the field, and giving up their cause as lost. [adjective]
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As he approached with timid and uncertain steps, the chant, after one or two wild and prolonged cadences, died away into profound silence. [adjective]
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There was something tender and timid about it. [adjective]
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