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bashful

bash·ful

UK/ˈbæʃfəɫ/ US/ˈbæʃfʊɫ/ uncommon

adjective

1.

self-consciously timid

  • “I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall” Ezra Pound
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2.

disposed to avoid notice

  • “they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren”
  • “; (”
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Origin

16th-century apheresis of abashed + -ful (“full of”).

Phrases

  • bashful bladder

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