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bashful definition
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Grep of noun bashful bashfulness Overview of adj bashful The adj bashful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) bashful -- (self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound) 2. bashful, blate -- (disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)) Antonyms of adj bashful 2 senses of bashful Sense 1 bashful INDIRECT (VIA timid) -> bold Sense 2 bashful, blate INDIRECT (VIA backward) -> forward Similarity of adj bashful 2 senses of bashful Sense 1 bashful => timid (vs. bold) Sense 2 bashful, blate => backward (vs. forward) Attributes of adj bashful Familiarity of adj bashful bashful used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj bashful bashful Overview of adj bashful The adj bashful has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) bashful -- (self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound) 2. bashful, blate -- (disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful))
bashful definition
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