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Definition of: bashful
(bash′fəl) adjective
1. Shrinking from notice; shy; timid; diffident.
2. Characterized by or indicating sensitiveness and timid modesty. [<bash, var. of ABASH + -FUL]
—bash′ful·ly adverb
—bash′ful·ness noun
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