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Meanings of more timid in English

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Usage of more timid in English
1
How he would have received the more timid Phoebe is another question.
Susy, a Story of the Plains
2
Pulcheria Alexandrovna was indeed growing more timid the longer she kept silent.
Crime and Punishment
3
Again, in a lower and more timid voice, she repeated his name.
An Original Belle
4
Oswald, on entering the apartment of Corinne, felt more timid than ever.
Corinne; Or, Italy. Volume 1 (of 2)
5
The government, by contrast, has taken a much more timid approach.
The Irish Times
6
The fonder he grew of her, the more timid and self-distrustful he became.
Poor Miss Finch
7
Nor did this misfortune of their predecessors render the new consuls more timid.
Roman History, Books I-III
8
With them I was much more timid than with the neighbours.
At the Foot of the Rainbow
9
No, we must not make them more timid, replied the wise Red Arrow.
The Way of an Indian
10
As he descended, the more timid ones scurried for their caves.
Before Adam
11
Jasiek had almost forgotten his danger and threw no more timid looks around.
Selected Polish Tales
12
It need scarcely be added, so did her more timid companion.
Red Rooney: The Last of the Crew
13
He had been trained not to frighten his more timid neighbors.
John of the Woods
14
A more timid man would have had difficulty with his Cabinet.
A History of the United States
15
On my unexpected entrance, Mrs. Sherwin started, and looked more timid than ever.
Basil
16
His voice, too, trembled, for he was still more timid than I was.
My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
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United States of America
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