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bashful
[bash-fuhl]
adjective
uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid.
Synonyms: ,indicative of, accompanied by, or proceeding from bashfulness.
bashful
/ ˈæʃʊ /
adjective
disposed to attempt to avoid notice through shyness or modesty; diffident; timid
indicating or characterized by shyness or modesty
Other 51Թ Forms
- bashfully adverb
- bashfulness noun
- overbashful adjective
- overbashfully adverb
- overbashfulness noun
- unbashful adjective
- unbashfully adverb
- unbashfulness noun
- ˈڳܱԱ noun
- ˈڳܱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of bashful1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The samosas, the second helping of naan, the kind of slightly bashful dinner invitation that arrives not with a flourish, but with a container of lamb curry.
Woodman was happy to make the call because Rooney, a die-hard “Snow White” fan, was too bashful.
Combining the neuroses of insecure teenagers and the poll-monitoring reticence of politicians fit for parody, they appear both weak and bashful.
My point is, you got to own who you are and you don't have to be bashful or ashamed of anything about who you are and what you represent.
Shefte: I’m gathering that Geoff really wants you to go read his ode to Danish hockey that ran this weekend but is too bashful to ask.
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