Timid

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy. Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. Thomson.

Synonyms: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous; faint- hearted; shrinking; retiring. Tim"id*ly, adv. Tim"id*ness, n.