diffident

Example Sentences

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The slight turbo lag and diffident throttle behavior at low speed goes away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But the overarching tone, across the board, is oddly diffident.

From Slate • Apr. 25, 2025

They may share an extreme level of competitiveness but they are very different characters, Newey's diffident nature contrasting with Horner's front-foot aggression.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2024

Not unlike Oldroyd’s sharp debut feature, “Lady Macbeth,” “Eileen” casts a seemingly diffident young woman as the antihero of an unusually cruel liberation story.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

During the proceedings, the magistrate was diffident and uneasy, and would not look at me directly.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela