bashful
adjective/ˈbæʃfl/
/ˈbæʃfl/
- shy and easily embarrassed
- He was too bashful to talk about sex.
- She looked bashful when he asked her what she wanted.
- When we asked her about her ambitions, she came over all bashful and wouldn’t say a thing.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from obsolete bash ‘make or become abashed’ (from abash) + -ful.
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