Timid
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in Evening Standard Quick Crossword.
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Publications
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Tuesday, 13 Jul 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 28 May 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Friday, 12 Feb 2021
- Evening Standard Quick Crossword - Wednesday, 9 Sep 2020
- USA Today - Thursday, 3 Sep 2020
- USA Today - Thursday, 3 Sep 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 23 Jul 2020
- Irish Independent - Simple - Thursday, 30 Apr 2020
- The New York Times Mini - Sunday, 20 Oct 2019
- The New York Times Mini - Friday, 18 Jan 2019
- The New York Times Crossword - Tuesday, 15 May 2018
- The New York Times Crossword - Tuesday, 1 Nov 2016
Crossword Answers
3 letters
SHY
A quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman"
4 letters
MEEK
Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"
5 letters
MOUSY
Infested with mice
FAINT
Lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
6 letters
UNSURE
Lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"
TREPID
Timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"
7 letters
FEARFUL
Timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"
BASHFUL
Disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
CHICKEN
A domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
NERVOUS
Easily agitated; "a nervous addict"; "a nervous thoroughbred"
8 letters
CAUTIOUS
People who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
RETIRING
Of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
TIMOROUS
Timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"
UNHEROIC
9 letters
SHRINKING
The act of becoming less
DIFFIDENT
Lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
WITHDRAWN
Withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life"
YELLOWISH
Of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
10 letters
INDECISIVE
Not clearly defined; "indecisive boundaries running through mountains"
11 letters
UNASSERTIVE
Inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence; "a shy unassertive person"
12 letters
APPREHENSIVE
Quick to understand; "a kind and apprehensive friend"- Nathaniel Hawthorne
FAINTHEARTED
Lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
13 letters
PUSILLANIMOUS
Lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful