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▸ adjective: (archaic) Quiet, reserved, modest.
▸ adjective: Reluctant to give details about something sensitive; notably prudish.
▸ adjective: Pretending shyness or modesty, especially in an insincere or flirtatious way.
▸ adjective: Soft, gentle, hesitating.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To caress, pet; to coax, entice.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To calm or soothe.
▸ verb: (transitive, obsolete) To allure; to decoy.
▸ noun: A trap from which waterfowl may be hunted.
▸ noun: (military) A company
▸ noun: A surname.
▸ noun: An unincorporated community in McDonald County, Missouri.
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timid,
demure,
overmodest,
modest,
indefinite,
coyish,
bashful,
sheep-faced,
shamefaced,
blate,
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