bashful
- Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
- Indicating bashfulness.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈbæʃfəɫ]
Etymology
16th-century apheresis of abashed + -ful (“full of”).
nervous
shame-faced
chicken hearted
be modest
be bashful
not bold
weak kneed
lily livered
schüchtern
timide
timido
vergonzoso
verlegen
tímido
ντροπαλός lękliwy
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