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Bashfully
[
bash
-f
uh
l
]
Origin
bash·ful
/
ˈbæʃ
fəl
/
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[
bash
-f
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid.
2.
indicative of, accompanied by, or proceeding from bashfulness.
Origin:
1540–50;
(a)bash
+
-ful
Related forms
bash·ful·ly,
adverb
bash·ful·ness,
noun
o·ver·bash·ful,
adjective
o·ver·bash·ful·ly,
adverb
o·ver·bash·ful·ness,
noun
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un·bash·ful,
adjective
un·bash·ful·ly,
adverb
un·bash·ful·ness,
noun
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
abashed, modest.
See
shy
1
.
Antonyms
arrogant.
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World English Dictionary
bashful
(ˈbæʃfʊl)
—
adj
1.
disposed to attempt to avoid notice through shyness or modesty; diffident; timid
2.
indicating or characterized by shyness or modesty
[C16: from
bash
, short for
abash
+
-ful
]
'bashfully
—
adv
'bashfulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
bashful
1540s, from baishen "abash" (mid-14c.), from O.Fr. baissier "bring down, humiliate" (see
abash
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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