A shy unassertive person. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
They're characterized as unassertive, over-patient, avoiding conflict. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 16, 2005] Reference
There is also some concern about Cook being soft and unassertive. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
He was totally unassertive, always reluctant to put himself forward. From Wordnik.com. [Empire of Dreams] Reference
I mean a weak, lily livered unassertive scaredy cat that hides from addressing real issues head on. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton Get NC Front Page Coverage About Concern For Military -- Obama Gets Wright] Reference
Always thought OLD MORALITY was an easy-going gentleman, deferential in manner, unassertive in action. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, June 6, 1891] Reference
Is one response evidence of composure and self-possession — or of being too laid-back and unassertive?. From Wordnik.com. [Does temperament matter?] Reference
That the squatters did not themselves recognise the worth of one so unassertive was not to be wondered at. From Wordnik.com. [Australian Writers] Reference
Mr. Fukuda was born into a political family, but was too modest and unassertive to be a natural politician. From Wordnik.com. [Another Japanese Leader] Reference
De Gautet, at any rate, was a silent, unassertive fellow, which was more than could be said of the bold Rudi. From Wordnik.com. [Royal Flash]
With them, Gough receded into himself, and the result was unassertive indie-jangle in a Lightning Seeds vein. From Wordnik.com. [Badly Drawn Boy - review] Reference
My experience with Wikipedia editors is that they are (1) glacially slow; (2) unimaginative, and (3) unassertive. From Wordnik.com. [My Wikipedia Article is Perfectly Cromulent, Thank You Very Much « Whatever] Reference
Although not as unassertive as some clients, he tended to handle even mild difficulties through inaction or indirect means. From Wordnik.com. [Planned Short-Term Treatment] Reference
Such contexts are also unassertive, so they do not express the same emotions or prescriptions as when moral claims are asserted. From Wordnik.com. [Moral Skepticism] Reference
The Case-thing growled at the new, smaller thing and the small-thing backed away, also growling but very low in his throat, unassertive. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Lite II: Overbite] Reference
Reportedly, Brown came off as unassertive and muted, with Richards and Lynch presumably offering no surprises in the way of presentation. From Wordnik.com. [2004 February archive at cvillenews.com] Reference
The U.S. should forcefully invoke the Inter-American Democratic Charter, which the unassertive Organization of American States has timidly ignored. From Wordnik.com. [The Oppressed Looked in Vain for Hope at Summit] Reference
They do not bear the impress of a strong personality, but they have the fairmindedness and the calm outlook that spring from a gentle and unassertive nature. From Wordnik.com. [Characters from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles] Reference
Obama he's too unassertive and cowardly so he let's his campaign work behind the scense to throw a wrench in the works and try to maintain some sense of deniability. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary: I Might Take Fight Over Florida And Michigan To Convention!] Reference
She was too unassertive to lay claim to principle!. From Wordnik.com. [The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar] Reference
She's vocally unassertive, but her game can be explosive. From Wordnik.com. [NewsObserver.com - Home] Reference
Be that unassertive again, and Houston, it could get ugly. From Wordnik.com. [SI.com] Reference
She must remain calm, unassertive, let the eternal Tao take its way. From Wordnik.com. [Java Head] Reference
It is true that many depressed people can be shy, passive and unassertive. From Wordnik.com. [A Mental Health Reader] Reference
CANADIANS used to think of themselves as being quiet, modest and unassertive. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary]
She longed for him to remain the quiet, gentle, unassertive man that he now was. From Wordnik.com. [Jess of the Rebel Trail] Reference
Unfortunately, Mrs. Chancelucky isn't with me and I'm very unassertive in my non-online self. From Wordnik.com. [Chancelucky] Reference
He's still not as NBA ready as others despite being a junior, and some feel he's too unassertive. From Wordnik.com. [NBADraft.net -] Reference
Two years of an unassertive and un-conservative congress led to big punishment and defeat in 2006. From Wordnik.com. [RightWingBob.com] Reference
Is one response evidence of composure and self-possession - or of being too laid-back and unassertive?. From Wordnik.com. [One Thousand Reasons] Reference
He is the type of man who, in spite of an unassertive manner, holds what he has with no uncertain grasp. From Wordnik.com. [The Window-Gazer] Reference
The dressing is rather unassertive and, while the salad doesn't completely blow, it's also not very good. From Wordnik.com. [Village Voice - The most recent 10 stories] Reference
Would not he too have been melancholy, quiet, unassertive, almost as uninteresting and uninterested as Booth was?. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of My Life]
She regards her xenophobic father (Alfred Molina) and unassertive mother (Cara Seymour) with equal parts bemusement and disdain. From Wordnik.com. [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference
China described its constituent unions as "generally unassertive and ineffective in protecting the rights and interests of members.". From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com News - Top Stories] Reference
I am neither unassertive nor shy, but I always walk two paces behind my walking companions, a habit that drives my husband round the bend. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
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