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Definition of: timid
(tim′id) adjective
Shrinking from danger or publicity; easily frightened; shy; lacking self-confidence. See synonyms under FAINT, PUSILLANIMOUS. [<L timidus <timere fear]
—ti·mid·i·ty (ti·mid′ə·tē), tim′id·ness noun
—tim′id·ly adverb
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