1
: lacking in courage or self-confidence
a timid person
2
: lacking in boldness or determination
a timid policy
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Examples of timid in a Sentence
She's very timid and shy when meeting strangers.
He gave her a timid smile.
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Unfortunately, the Obama Administration crafted a response that proved to be too timid as economic stimulus and far too kind to the institutional and human perpetrators of the crisis.
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James Lardner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
And with so many justices participating in the pool, many justices’ decisions will be influenced by a single timid clerk.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 3 May 2024
On those morning walks Attia heard about how timid Galloway played as a sophomore.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024
And Washington’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework looks timid by comparison.
—Henry M. Paulson Jr., Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2023
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James Lardner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
And with so many justices participating in the pool, many justices’ decisions will be influenced by a single timid clerk.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 3 May 2024
On those morning walks Attia heard about how timid Galloway played as a sophomore.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2024
And Washington’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework looks timid by comparison.
—Henry M. Paulson Jr., Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2023
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“Timid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timid. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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