Regressive and Shy

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Regressive adjective - Opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state.

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Shy and regressive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shy" instead an adjective "Regressive".

Shy adjective - Easily frightened.

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Regressive and shy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Regressive" instead an adjective "Shy".

Nearby Words: shying, shyness, shyly, shyer

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