timid

In real life, Laija García considers himself a timid, camera-shy guy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Perhaps too timid with the bat, England were unable to counter a pitch that appeared low and slow.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

But it was "far too timid" in view of "the damage and trauma caused by these practices", she added.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

“Before he entered politics, Wilson would describe the American people as ‘selfish, ignorant, timid, stubborn and foolish.’”

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026

He was doing them a good turn because they had saved his life but, as Hazel knew, he could not help despising them for timid, helpless, stay-at-home creatures who could not fly.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

She'd eat me," said the spider, "and, anyhow, the competition on the wall is dreadful, and the flies are getting wiser and timider every season.

From The Crock of Gold by Stephens, James

The timider of the guilty pair drank unwarily, not knowing what was offered to him, and fell into a fit of coughing.

From VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea by Murray, David Christie

Often the little timider ones were called on to repeat the rhyme alone, without singing it, and then to sing it alone with the teacher.

From Education in The Home, The Kindergarten, and The Primary School by Peabody, Elizabeth P. (Palmer)

Clark!" said Potts, "you're getting timider and timider.

From Cord and Creese by De Mille, James

The proximity of the farm had had the effect of scaring antelopes and gazelles and the timider animals away from the neighbourhood.

From Settlers and Scouts by Strang, Herbert

As a rule, extreme vanity makes the timidest very bold in speaking.

From The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville by Tocqueville, Alexis de

Not now could the timidest soul believe that Germany was fighting a war of defense.

From Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 1 The First Twelve Months of War by Raemaekers, Louis

Marion Jordan! the gentlest, timidest, most typical of young English girls!

From The Daughters of Danaus by Caird, Mona

They made Cornelia feel as much at home with them on the summit they had reached, as she felt with the timidest beginners in the Preparatory.

From The Coast of Bohemia by Howells, William Dean

Their timidest member’s announcement stunned them all to silence––left them hushed and speechless––not for an hour or two, but for the days that followed as well.

From Once to Every Man by Fischer, Anton Otto