a shy and diffident manner.
be diffident about doing sth.
He has a politely diffident manner.
He was too diffident to express his opinion.
he was diffident and always misdoubted his own ability.
He is diffident about expressing his opinions in the public.
Synonyms SHY , bashful, coy, demure, diffident, modest, rabbity, retiring,
There was something shamefaced or diffident about the movement, as if the intention were to conceal any idea of stopping until the very last moment.
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