adjective
Synonyms: shy 1, backward, bashful, coy, diffident, modest, retiring, timid, unassertive, unassured
Related Word: decent, decorous, nice, proper, seemly; prim; earnest, serious, solemn; close, reserved, reticent, silent
Contrasted words: impertinent, intrusive, meddlesome, obtrusive, officious; brash, forward, unbashful, unretiring