bashful person

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• Bashful — Bash ful (b[a^]sh f[.u]l), a. [See {Bash}.] 1. Abashed; daunted; dismayed. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Very modest, or modest to excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bashful Billy — Slow Slow (sl[=o]), a. [Compar. {Slower} (sl[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Slowest}.] [OE. slow, slaw, AS. sl[=a]w; akin to OS. sl[=e]u blunt, dull, D. sleeuw, slee, sour, OHG. sl[=e]o blunt, dull, Icel. sl[=o]r, sl[ae]r, Dan. sl[ o]v, Sw. sl[ o]. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bash´ful|ness — bash|ful «BASH fuhl», adjective. 1. uneasy in the presence of strangers; easily embarrassed; shy: »The little girl was too bashful to greet us. SYNONYM(S): timid, coy, diffident. See syn. under shy. (Cf. ↑shy) 2. of or like that of a bashful… …   Useful english dictionary

• bash´ful|ly — bash|ful «BASH fuhl», adjective. 1. uneasy in the presence of strangers; easily embarrassed; shy: »The little girl was too bashful to greet us. SYNONYM(S): timid, coy, diffident. See syn. under shy. (Cf. ↑shy) 2. of or like that of a bashful… …   Useful english dictionary

• bash|ful — «BASH fuhl», adjective. 1. uneasy in the presence of strangers; easily embarrassed; shy: »The little girl was too bashful to greet us. SYNONYM(S): timid, coy, diffident. See syn. under shy. (Cf. ↑shy) 2. of or like that of a bashful person: »a… …   Useful english dictionary

• introvert — n self inspector, self counselor, self scru tinizer, self observer; brooder, muser, ponderer; shy person, bashful person, timid person, wallflower …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Samuel Woodfill — Infobox Military Person name=Samuel Woodfill born= Birth date|1883|1|6 died= Death date and age|1951|8|10|1883|1|6 placeofbirth= Belleview, Jefferson County, Indiana placeofdeath= Indiana placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery caption=Major… …   Wikipedia

• char´i|ness — char|y «CHAIR ee», adjective, char|i|er, char|i|est. 1. showing caution; careful; wary: »Consumers regardful of their welfare should be equally chary (Harper s) …   Useful english dictionary

• char´i|ly — char|y «CHAIR ee», adjective, char|i|er, char|i|est. 1. showing caution; careful; wary: »Consumers regardful of their welfare should be equally chary (Harper s) …   Useful english dictionary

• char|y — «CHAIR ee», adjective, char|i|er, char|i|est. 1. showing caution; careful; wary: »Consumers regardful of their welfare should be equally chary (Harper s) …   Useful english dictionary

• gawk — v. & n. v.intr. colloq. stare stupidly. n. an awkward or bashful person. Derivatives: gawkish adj. Etymology: rel. to obs. gaw gaze f. ON gaacute heed …   Useful english dictionary