Rustic and Timid

Rustic

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

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

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

Timid

Timid adjective - Easily frightened.

Rustic and timid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rustic" instead an adjective "Timid".

Nearby Words: timidity, timorous, timidly
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