- 1. a. Abashed; daunted; dismayed. Source: opted
- 2. a. Very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression. Source: opted
- 3. adj. self-consciously timid Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. disposed to avoid notice Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. Abashed; daunted; dismayed. [Obs.] 2. Very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression. Syn. -- Diffident; retiring; reserved; shamefaced; sheepish. Source: webster
- 6. j:100 s. self-consciously timid; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound s. disposed to avoid notice; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful) Source: ecdict
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