[ US /ˈbæʃfəɫ/ ]
[ UK /bˈæʃfə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. self-consciously timid
    I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall
  2. disposed to avoid notice
    they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it
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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.
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