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Blushful

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blush  (blsh)
intr.v. blushed, blush·ing, blush·es
1. To become red in the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush.
2. To become red or rosy.
3. To feel embarrassed or ashamed: blushed at his own audacity.
n.
1. A reddening of the face, especially from modesty, embarrassment, or shame.
2. A red or rosy color: the blush of dawn.
3. A glance, look, or view: thought the painting genuine at first blush.
4. Blusher.

[Middle English blushen, from Old English blyscan; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

blushful adj.
blushing·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.blushful - having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset; "the blushing boy was brought before the Principal"; "her blushful beau"; "was red-faced with anger"
discomposed - having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air"
2.blushful - of blush color; "blushful mists"
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue


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And I have to say, a man with this sort of manners does not deserve the meanest mouthful of Cathedral City, let alone a taste of the blushful Mull of Kintyre.
As he gets set to describe what reviewers are calling his parents' "flaws," "warts and all," he lets on, "my sins are manifold and blushful," though he hopes "callousness and arrogance" aren't among them.
Valentine was also busy, for he was the ceremonial chief of matrimony; his days pulsed with the blushful cheer of love, and war or no war, most Roman men preferred a wife to a sword.
 
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