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[ adjective ] self-consciously timid

Examples

"I never laughed, being bashful lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound

Used in print

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

Seems like she 's willing , but the male just flops around all day like the bashful boy who took Jeannie_May behind the barn and_then did n't know what to do , and the people at the zoo have n't got any vulture chicks to show for their trouble .

Related terms

timid

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[ adjective ] disposed to avoid notice

Synonyms

blate

Examples

"they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it" (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)

Related terms

Scotland backward

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Rhymes with

baffle wishful shuffle tactful boastful masterful awful eiffel raffle blissful thankful fanciful distrustful mistrustful houseful lustful duffel watchful mistrustful peaceful purposeful muffle waffle lawful ruffle rifle faithful useful restful wistful distasteful wasteful bountiful fistful tasteful zestful baleful rightful doubtful stifle artful truffle trifle suspenseful graceful thoughtful disgraceful wonderful scuffle bountiful delightful spiteful mindful unfaithful frightful powerful vengeful forceful wrongful stressful merciful triumphal worshipful mournful youthful beautiful unsuccessful apocryphal successful unhealthful plentiful harmful unlawful sorrowful kerfuffle scornful truthful falafel colorful resourceful remorseful pitiful healthful fitful fateful fearful reshuffle joyful shameful untruthful neglectful respectful disrespectful insightful woeful rueful riffle playful needful painful gleeful gainful tuneful tearful doleful careful plentiful hopeful hurtful hateful ungrateful forgetful deceitful cheerful soulful sinful skillful willful fruitful grateful fretful dreadful helpful flavorful dutiful uneventful eventful forgetful disdainful prayerful regretful resentful unhelpful prayerful meaningful

Phonetic and Homophones

B AE1 SH F AH0 L

Similar Spelling

bashfully bagful

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