nebbishy

adjective

Definition of nebbishynext
as in timid

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nebbishy
  1. timid
  2. pusillanimous
  3. villainous
  4. unscrupulous
  5. cowardly
  6. craven
  7. unprincipled
  8. dastardly
Adjective
  • Julia Roberts had a timid initial reaction to Leave the World Behind.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
  • But, yes, there still is a timid approach from the perimeter.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of timid
Adjective
  • Mark Kelly Americans who are rightfully appalled by the pusillanimous response to anti-Semitism on college campuses have been pulling their donations and calling for restrictions on anti-Israel student groups.
    Arthur Levitt, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Those clumsy tales revealed Chazelle’s pusillanimous career ambitions.
    Armond White, National Review, 13 Jan. 2023
Definition of pusillanimous
Adjective
  • However, one other villainous ensemble could wind up introduced in The Batman Part II, playing into Penguin’s takeover of crime and infiltration of the government and city elites.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • And of course, there’s no better way to introduce your impressionable children to the villainous voice of Boris Karloff.
    EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of villainous
Adjective
  • The Biden-era regulation, issued in April, aims to rein in conflicts of interest that may taint investment recommendations from unscrupulous advisors, brokers or insurance agents.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
  • This macabre task led me to some of the internet's most unscrupulous corners, and required me to expend vast resources—both human and monetary—to source and acquire the means of execution.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of unscrupulous
Adjective
  • During an interview on the debut episode of Sean with Sean Hannity on Tuesday, December 3, the actor admitted that sending a breakup letter to now-wife Jennifer Flavin via FedEx in 1994 was a cowardly move.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Build Hagrid’s hut, play as the cowardly dog Fang, and help the famous trio find out what Draco Malfoy is up to.
    Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of cowardly
Adjective
  • Kyle Beach’s courage and humanity is in sharp contrast with the craven men who failed him (Photo: Jonathan Daniel / Getty Images) Get all-access to exclusive stories.
    Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
  • Since then, Trump has regularly lobbed attacks at the military and its top leaders, accusing them of being politically craven and operationally incompetent.
    Ronald R. Krebs, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2021
Definition of craven
Adjective
  • Objective voters who watched the recent documentary about Lev Parnas, once a Trump ally, should fear a redux of a Cabinet running the government for an angry, unhinged, unprincipled man.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2024
  • All of this coincided with a period of unprincipled practices in the media.
    Meg Walters, Glamour, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of unprincipled
Adjective
  • LifeLock’s Home Title Monitoring warns of several variations of that dastardly attack.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
  • If the evildoers weren’t readily allowed access to the AI, the barrier to their dastardly ways would be stiffened.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of dastardly
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