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Answer for the clue "Most timorous ", 6 letters:
shiest

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Word definitions for shiest in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shy \Shy\ (sh[imac]), a. [Compar. Shier (sh[imac]"[~e]r) or Shyer ; superl. Shiest or Shyest .] [OE. schey, skey, sceouh, AS. sce['o]h; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw, MHG. schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf. Eschew .] Easily ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (en-superlativeshy)

Usage examples of shiest.

Even when Servilia gave him her widest, shiest smile, he did not unbend.

Another thing she liked about cruises was how uninhibited it made even the shiest of people she met.

Always he was smiling at them, and always talking, so that he drew answering smiles from even the shiest and most downhearted.