Bash"ful (băsh"f&usdot;l), a. [See Bash.]
1. Abashed; daunted;
dismayed. [Obs.]
2. Very modest, or modest to
excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression.
Syn. -- Diffident; retiring; reserved; shamefaced; sheepish.
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