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craintif

fearful, timid

k ʁ ɛ̃ . t i f
craint to fear, to be afraid of + if forming adjectives meaning “characterized by or tending to”
adjective · singular Rare #40,234
fearful, timid
FR: Le petit garçon est craintif avec les étrangers.
EN: The little boy is timid around strangers.

Vous êtes très craintif.

You are very fearful.

Vous êtes fort craintif.

You are very fearful.

Tu es fort craintif.

You are very timid.

Il est très craintif.

He is very fearful.

Je suis sans initiative, passif, maladroit et craintif, Lioudmila Prokofievna.

I lack initiative; I’m passive, awkward, and timid, Lyudmila Prokofyevna.

— Romance de bureau (1977)