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bashful

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bash·ful  (bshfl)
adj.
1. Shy, self-conscious, and awkward in the presence of others. See Synonyms at shy1.
2. Characterized by, showing, or resulting from shyness, self-consciousness, or awkwardness.

[From Middle English basshe, from basshed, past participle of basshen, to be discomfited, probably variant of abaishen; see abash.]

bashful·ly adv.
bashful·ness n.

bashful
Adjective
shy or modest [bash, short for abash]
bashfully adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bashful - self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound
timid - showing fear and lack of confidence
2.bashful - disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
backward - (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature; "a backward lover"

bashful
Translations
bashful [ˈbæʃful] adjtímido, vergonzoso

bashful [ˈbæʃful] adjtimide; modeste

bashful [ˈbæʃful] adjschüchtern

bashful [ˈbæʃful] adjtimido/a

bashful
adj bashful [ˈbӕʃful]
shy a bashful girl; a bashful smile. skaam, skamerig خَجول свенлив stydlivý, upejpavý genert; forlegen scheu ντροπαλός tímido, ruboroso pelglik خجالتی؛ محجوب ujo timide בַּישַן @@@בַּיישַׁן$$$ शर्मीला sramežljiv szégyenlős pemalu feiminn timido はにかみやの 수줍어하는 drovus, nedrąsus kautrīgs; bikls malu verlegen blyg, sjenert nieśmiały tímido ruşinos застенчивый ostýchavý plašen bojažljiv blyg ขี้อาย utangaç, sıkılgan, mahcup 害羞的 боязкий; соромливий شرمیلا rụt rè
adv bashfully
skamerig بِخَجَلٍ срамежливо skromně, ostýchavě genert; forlegent scheu ντροπαλά tímidamente pelglikult با کمرویی ujosti timidement בְּבַיישָׁנוּת संकोच-पूर्वक sramežljivo szemérmesen tersipu-sipu feimnislega timidamente はにかんで 수줍게 droviai kautrīgi; bikli dengan malunya verlegen blygt, sjenert nieśmiało timidamente timid застенчиво ostýchavo plašno bojažljivo blygt อย่างอาย ๆ utanarak, sıkılarak, mahcup mahcup 害羞地 боязко; соромливо شرمگیں rụt rè
n bashfulness
skamerigheid خَجَل، حَياء свенливост skromnost, ostýchavost generthed; forlegenhed die Scheu ντροπαλότητα timidez pelglikkus کمرویی؛ حجب ujous timidité בּיישָׁנוּת शर्मीलापन sramežljivost, stidljivost szemérmesség sikap malu-malu feimni timidezza はにかみ, 内気 수줍음 drovumas kautrums; biklums penuh malu verlegenheid blyghet, sjenerthet nieśmiałość timidez timiditate застенчивость ostýchavosť plašnost bojažljivost blyghet ความอาย mahcupluk, sıkılganlık 害羞 боязкість; соромливість شرمیلا پن sự bẽn lẽn


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A curious sight; these bashful bears, these timid warrior whalemen
As I lounged upon the green bank, I lazily watched these parodies of humanity as they were tossed hither and thither with humourous indignity by the breeze, remarking to myself on the quaint shamelessness with which we thus expose to the public view garments which at other times we are at such bashful pains to conceal.
It is not without melancholy that I wander among my recollections of the world of letters in London when first, bashful but eager, I was introduced to it.
 
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