bashful implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence.

BASHFUL definition: uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid. See examples of bashful used in a sentence.

BASHFUL definition: 1. often feeling uncomfortable with other people and easily embarrassed: 2. often feeling…. Learn more.

Definition of bashful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

bashful, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

1. easily embarrassed; shy; timid: a bashful child. 2. indicative of or proceeding from bashfulness: a bashful manner.

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