bashful

Speech parts

1. bashful - Adjective

2. bashful - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Abashed; daunted; dismayed.

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: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sheepish reserved retiring shy diffident shamefaced meek coy modest reluctant withdrawn timid introverted unassuming reticent
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Antonyms

supra cavalier bow-wow based strong steely
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Phrases with the word

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Examples

The bashful are always aggressive at heart. Charles Cooley

I pity bashful men, who feel the pain Of fancied scorn and undeserved disdain, And bear the marks upon a blushing face, Of needless shame, and self-impos'd disgrace. William Cowper

Here's to the maiden of bashful fifteen; Here's to the widow of fifty; Here's to the flaunting, extravegant quean, And here's to the housewife that's thrifty. Let the toast pass - Drink to the lass; I'll warrant she'll prove an excuse for the glass. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

A bashful dog never fattens. German Proverb

He that wants should not be bashful. Italian Proverb

A bashful beggar will have an empty wallet. Hungarian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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