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goose-bumpy
adjective as in fearful
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- aflutter
- aghast
- chicken
- chickenhearted
- diffident
- discomposed
- disquieted
- disturbed
- fainthearted
- have cold feet
- in a dither
- intimidated
- jumpy
- lily-livered
- mousy
- nerveless
- nervy
- perturbed
- phobic
- pusillanimous
- quivery
- rabbity
- running scared
- shaky
- sheepish
- shrinking
- solicitous
- spineless
- timorous
- tremulous
- unmanly
- weak-kneed
- worried
- yellow
Example Sentences
One consistently goose-bumpy goodie is the “date selector” on our online Seattle Times historical archive: It starts at 1890!
“To see a piece of the culprit is just a goose-bumpy experience,” Mr. DePalma said.
It feted a 34-31 win over Stanford on a touchdown with 90 seconds left that clinched no titles, sent the winner to 4-3 and the loser to 3-4, and did not qualify as a goose-bumpy upset.
Writers get goose-bumpy just watching him head their way.
If you’re expecting thrills from Cronin, you better get goose-bumpy watching defense, and a half-court offense that can stagnate when the defense isn’t creating opportunities.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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