Not forward but reticent or reserved in manner

• timid

  1. Showing fear or lack of self-confidence; hesitant
  2. Easily frightened; lacking self-confidence; shy; timorous
  3. Lacking self-confidence; shy.

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  1. Showing fear or lack of self-confidence; hesitant
  2. Easily frightened; lacking self-confidence; shy; timorous
  3. Lacking self-confidence; shy.

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• shy

  1. Not having a sufficient or specified amount, as of money:
  2. Characterized by reserve or diffidence:
  3. Distrustful; wary:

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  1. Not having a sufficient or specified amount, as of money:
  2. Characterized by reserve or diffidence:
  3. Distrustful; wary:

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• self-effacing

  1. Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.
  2. Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable.

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  1. Not drawing attention to oneself; modest.
  2. Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself seem unnoticeable.

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• retiring

  1. Drawing back from contact with others, from publicity, etc.; reserved; shy
  2. Shy, introverted, liking privacy.
  3. Shy and reserved; modest.

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  1. Drawing back from contact with others, from publicity, etc.; reserved; shy
  2. Shy, introverted, liking privacy.
  3. Shy and reserved; modest.

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• modest

  1. Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value:
  2. Quiet and humble in appearance, style, etc.; not pretentious
  3. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident:

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  1. Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value:
  2. Quiet and humble in appearance, style, etc.; not pretentious
  3. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident:

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• diffident

  1. Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid:
  2. Full of diffidence; lacking self-confidence; timid; shy

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  1. Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid:
  2. Full of diffidence; lacking self-confidence; timid; shy

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• coy

  1. Tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved:
  2. Affectedly and often flirtatiously shy or modest:
  3. (Archaic) Shrinking from contact or familiarity with others; bashful; shy

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  1. Tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved:
  2. Affectedly and often flirtatiously shy or modest:
  3. (Archaic) Shrinking from contact or familiarity with others; bashful; shy

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• bashful

  1. Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
  2. Shy, self-conscious, and awkward in the presence of others:
  3. Timid, shy, and easily embarrassed

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  1. Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
  2. Shy, self-conscious, and awkward in the presence of others:
  3. Timid, shy, and easily embarrassed

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• backward

  1. (Of motion) Pertaining to the direction reverse of normal.
  2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.
  3. (Of motion) Pertaining to the direction towards the back.

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  1. (Of motion) Pertaining to the direction reverse of normal.
  2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.
  3. (Of motion) Pertaining to the direction towards the back.

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