But a timid person will murder out of fear.
"Before, I was a very timid person," she said.
My saddle shoes made me a better, more timid person.
She was an odd and timid little person, with strong religious views, who adored secretly a high-church curate in London.
It looks pretentious, although I'm not a timid person.
Compliments called attention to a person, whereas the timid person would much rather be invisible.
Vreeland, the legendary fashion editor who died last year, was not a timid person about anything, including color.
Do you know, I am a timid person, though I may not look like it.
Milquetoast is an American English dysphemism for a weak, timid, or bland person.
They might well frighten a timid person.