Timid
Timid adjective - Easily frightened.
Very modest and timid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Very modest" instead an adjective "Timid".
Very modest
Timid and very modest are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Timid" instead an adjective phrase "Very modest".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Adams thought Rutledge was a waste of political space ("jejune, inane, and puerile," among other things); likewise, he thought Dickinson was "very modest, delicate, and timid" — quite a difference from the political steamroller in the play/movie.
Source: Theatre / 1776
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