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   retiring

   /rɪˈtʌɪərɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. shy and fond of being on one's own: "a gentle, retiring person who avoided conflict" Similar shydiffidentbashfulself-effacingshrinkingunassumingunassertivereservedreticentquiettimidtimorousnervousmodestdemurecoymeekhumbleprivatesecretsecretivewithdrawnreclusivemedia-shyunsociablerare:seclusiveeremiticeremiticalhermiticanchoriticOpposite boldoutgoing

   Derivatives

   • 1. retiringly adverb

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