- bashfully
- adverb see bashful
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bashfully
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Bashfully — Bash ful*ly, adv. In a bashful manner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bashfully — bashful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ shy and easily embarrassed. DERIVATIVES bashfully adverb bashfulness noun. ORIGIN from obsolete bash «make or become abashed» … English terms dictionary
bashfully — See bashful. * * * … Universalium
bashfully — adverb In a bashful manner … Wiktionary
bashfully — adv. shyly, timidly … English contemporary dictionary
bashfully — bash·ful·ly … English syllables
bashfully — See: bashful … English dictionary
bashfully — adverb in a shy or timid or bashful manner he smiled shyly • Syn: ↑shyly, ↑timidly • Derived from adjective: ↑bashful, ↑timid (for: ↑timidly), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bashful — bashfully, adv. bashfulness, n. /bash feuhl/, adj. 1. uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid. 2. indicative of, accompanied by, or proceeding from bashfulness. [1540 50; (A)BASH + FUL] Syn. 1. abashed, modest. See shy1. Ant … Universalium
bashful — [[t]bæ̱ʃfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is bashful is shy and easily embarrassed. Offstage, he is bashful and awkward... In our culture we tend to be bashful about our talents and skills. ...a bashful young lady. Syn: coy Derived words: bashfully … English dictionary
