All 4 Uses of
diffident
in
Emma
- She was always quick and assured: Isabella slow and diffident.†
Chpt 1.5-6
- Without scruple—without apology—without much apparent diffidence, Mr. Elton, the lover of Harriet, was professing himself her lover.†
Chpt 1.15-16 *
- I always told you she was—a little; but you will soon overcome all that part of her reserve which ought to be overcome, all that has its foundation in diffidence.†
Chpt 2.3-4
- You think her diffident.†
Chpt 2.3-4
Definition:
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(diffident) hesitant and unassertive -- often due to a lack of self-confidence