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Meanings of very timid in English

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Usage of very timid in English
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It's a very timid entrance considering the set that's about to come.
The Irish Times
2
She was very timid, and I was as much so as herself.
The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Volume 07
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I was very timid, and quite lost my head when questioned unexpectedly.
My Double Life: The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt
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She was very timid and ran away when we approached near to her.
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria / In searc...
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They seemed very timid, and inclined to run away directly we turned round.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam', Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Mont...
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They are a very timid people, and an exceedingly peaceable people.
Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled / A Narrative of Winter Trave...
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That may be, Willis, but I am very timid about taking a risk.
Helping Himself; Or, Grant Thornton's Ambition
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Miss Bruce has foxy hair; and she is very timid.
A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day
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An aged father and mother came, dressed in their best clothes, and very timid.
The One Woman: A Story of Modern Utopia
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She was nine years old when I arrived, and very timid, but she changed.
The eyes of a king
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A few very timid animals were seen under the forest-trees.
The Mysterious Island
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And for that reason they are very timid and hard to get close to.
Fifty-Two Story Talks to Boys and Girls
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He is very timid, ready to dart into his hole at the least sound.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
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When first taken, or when kept tied up, it is very timid and irritable.
The Naturalist on the River Amazons
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She is very timid, and does not speak much English.
Tracy Park: A Novel
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He was not ashamed, but he was yet very timid.
The Hero of Hill House
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