verecund
Meaning
- (literary, poetic, rare) modest
- (rare) bashful
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin verēcundus (“shy, modest”).
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