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bashful meaning and definition
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Definition of bashful (adjective)
- self-consciously timid
- "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound
- disposed to avoid notice
- "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
- synonyms: blate
Source: Princeton University Wordnet