[
US
/ˈbæʃfəɫ/
]
[ UK /bˈæʃfəl/ ]
[ UK /bˈæʃfəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
self-consciously timid
I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall -
disposed to avoid notice
they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it
How To Use bashful In A Sentence
- It causes him to go a little bashful. Times, Sunday Times
- Lord George professed that he had observed the same thing; but then, as he whispered into Mr. Nappie's ear, Mr. Greystock was particularly known as a bashful man. The Eustace Diamonds
- Kirsty gave Willy a bashful grin.
- _Some folks_ should see that my bashfulness was wearing off faster than the gold from an oroide watch. The Blunders of a Bashful Man
- Some examples of words ending in -ful that have no forms in -less are awful, bashful and deceitful.
- But the bashful hero politely declined before going back to base.
- Still, the process, while far less perturbing than Grandma Moses feeling me up, was still a bit unnerving as I am naturally bashful when it comes to taking my clothes off in front of people. The DC Damsel: Lifting the Ladies: Adventures in Bra-Fitting
- At first appearance, the boy seemed very bashful.
- Dennin shuffled his feet on the barrel, looked down bashfully like THE UNEXPECTED
- Don't be bashful guys, I put the board there for all of us so don't wait for me.
