self-con·scious (s lf k nsh s)adj. 1. Aware of oneself as an individual or of one's own being, actions, or thoughts. 2. Socially ill at ease: The self-conscious teenager sat alone during lunch. 3. Excessively conscious of one's appearance or manner: The self-conscious actor kept fixing his hair. 4. Showing the effects of self-consciousness; stilted: self-conscious prose. self -conscious·ly adv.self -conscious·ness n. |
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| Adv. | 1. | self-consciously - in an uncomfortably self-conscious manner; "the little girl self-consciously recited the poem" unselfconsciously - in a comfortable unselfconscious manner; "they were naked, unshy, and unselfconsciously beautiful" |
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