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Bashful

/[ˈbæʃfəɫ]/ adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
  2. 2
    Indicating bashfulness.

    "a bashful look"

Adjective
  1. 1
    disposed to avoid notice wordnet
  2. 2
    self-consciously timid wordnet

Etymology

16th-century apheresis of abashed + -ful (“full of”).

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