 bashful |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] self-consciously timid | |
| Examples: | "I never laughed, being bashful lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound |
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| Related terms: | timid | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] disposed to avoid notice | |
| Synonyms: | blate | |
| Examples: | "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it" (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful) |
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| Related terms: | Scotland backward | |
| Similar spelling: |
bashfully bagful |
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