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Bashful

  1. adjective

    self-consciously timid; - Ezra Pound

    “I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall”

  2. adjective

    disposed to avoid notice; ; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)

    “they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it”

    Similar: blate

Word family

bashfulness · bashfully

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