His humble descent makes him shy and diffident. Many historians have regarded him as indecisive and diffident. He was diffident and unassuming, but ever ready to impart information. I was still rather gun-shy and diffident about churches. Normally diffident, Reginald feels emboldened and goes to Wissel Hall to confront Sir Jasper. He grew to be sickly of health and diffident of temperament. Initially reluctant to take the assignment the diffident Jasper is persuaded by his boss. In contrast, his courting of Mary Owens was diffident. Questions are answered in a diffident manner, and the answers reluctantly accepted. A quiet child, he grows up to be a diffident adult, much like his father. Sacheverell is diffident again, so Muriel loves him and will marry him. He was so slow and diffident that he feared for his legal career. George falls in love with Celia Tennant, but is too diffident to speak to her. The EP's six tracks were all recorded in diffident venues. Jerry is also diffident towards Jane's family.