wussier
Less brave now
Wussier is the comparative form of wussy, meaning more timid, weak, or cowardly.
Someone acting wussier than usual is showing less courage or toughness than expected: Don't be wussier than your little sister—just jump in the pool.
The word is mildly insulting, suggesting someone lacks backbone.
Full of fright
- cravenContemptibly lacking nerve
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- chickenheartedLacking bravery or nerve
- faintheartedCowardly, easily discouraged
timorous · pusillanimous · yellow-bellied · lily-livered · gutless · cowardly · tremulous · quaking
Timid, feeble person
- sissyPejorative for effeminate male
- milksopFeeble, unassertive person
- pansyOrnamental garden flower
- doormatEntry rug for wiping
pushover · softie · crybaby · weakling · milquetoast · jellyfish · scaredy-cat · fraidy-cat
Weak and breakable
- feebleWeak and ineffective
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
- flimsierLess sturdy or substantial
softer · weaker · sensitive · thin-skinned · vulnerable · helpless · impotent · powerless
Reserved and retiring
- meekHumbly unassertive
- hesitantSlow to act
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
submissive · diffident · reticent · reserved · mousy · unassertive · tentative · sheepish
fearful
Full of fright
- cravenContemptibly lacking nerve
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- chickenheartedLacking bravery or nerve
fainthearted · timorous · pusillanimous · yellow-bellied · lily-livered · gutless · cowardly · tremulous · quaking · shrinking
wimp
Timid, feeble person
doormat · pushover · softie · crybaby · weakling · milquetoast · jellyfish · scaredy-cat · fraidy-cat · yellow-belly
frail
Weak and breakable
flimsier · softer · weaker · sensitive · thin-skinned · vulnerable · helpless · impotent · powerless · enfeebled
shy
Reserved and retiring
apprehensive · submissive · diffident · reticent · reserved · mousy · unassertive · tentative · sheepish · coy