Diffident and Rustic

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Diffident adjective - Not comfortable around people.

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Rustic and diffident are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rustic" instead an adjective "Diffident".

Nearby Words: diffidence, diffidently

Rustic adjective - Lacking social grace and assurance.

Usage example: rustic yokels whose first impulse was to smirk gawkily at anyone not of their own kind

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Diffident and rustic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Diffident" instead an adjective "Rustic".

Nearby Words: rust, rusticity, rusticated, rustication, rustically

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