Diffident
Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.
Gingerly and diffident are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gingerly" instead an adjective "Diffident".
Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently
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Gingerly and Diffident. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/gingerly
Diffident & Gingerly. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/gingerly>.
Gingerly or Diffident. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/diffident/gingerly.
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