Diffident

"Diffident," Alison replied decidedly, which made Carolyn smirk and Lauralee pout a trifle.

Phoenix And Ashes Lackey, Mercedes 2004

Diffident, slightly self-deprecating, he provided a sly foil to Jian Ghomeshi's flustered opening remarks at the Blue Metropolis event.

Archive 2009-04-01 2009

Diffident and prickly, Kele personified Bloc Party's fraught music, which dealt chiefly with yearning and unease.

Kele Okereke at Digital, Brighton 2010

Diffident as he was about his own deeds, yet, by reason of his earnest desire to obey the divine will, he conceived a strong hope that God in his goodness would accept them, because he had endeavored to live righteously.

The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008

Diffident as he was about his own deeds, yet, by reason of his earnest desire to obey the divine will, he conceived a strong hope that God in his goodness would accept them, because he had endeavored to live righteously.

The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008

Diffident as she seemed, she was in reality proud, and would not make a single advance towards the son of a father said to be rich.

Two Poets 2007

Diffident as she seemed, she was in reality proud, and would not make a single advance towards the son of a father said to be rich.

Two Poets 2007

Diffident as he was in private life, in his ballets he shared his daydreams, his joys, his troubled loves, his fears, his instinct for elegance and order, and his passion for youth with those who admired his work.

George Balanchine (1904–1983) Gold, Arthur 1983

Diffident and modest, Charles de Chazalle was attractive in his sheer helplessness.

Lace Shirley Conran 1982

Diffident and modest, Charles de Chazalle was attractive in his sheer helplessness.

Lace Shirley Conran 1982