shy and nervous; not brave:
He stopped in the doorway, too timid to go in. * They've been rather timid in the changes they've made (= they've been afraid to make any big changes). * 'May I come in?' she asked in a timid voice. * Deer are naturally timid creatures.
timidity noun [U]
timidly adverb
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, timid is tagged as adjective.
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