bashful

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The others called the bashful, baby-faced Talib "The Doctor."

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  1. adjective Shy, self-conscious, and awkward in the presence of others. See Synonyms at shy1.
  2. adjective Characterized by, showing, or resulting from shyness, self-consciousness, or awkwardness.

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  • She took some pains on this account, wishing to teach me how to do the honors of the house; but I was so awkward, bashful, and stupid, that she found it necessary to stop there. —  The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Entire
  • The others called the bashful, baby-faced Talib "The Doctor." —  The Torch
  • The most bashful will be able to blurt out, 'Poles massacred,' 'Famine in Ireland,' 'Feast at the Mansion House,' 'Collision at Croydon,' 'Bank discount eleven Who will dare to propagate scandal, when all amplification is denied him? —  Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General
  • "They are probably bashful, as most of us are Bashful?" —  She and I, Volume 1
  • He was very bashful, and totally destitute of the power of pushing his way, or arguing with a man who said "No" to him. —  Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money
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sheepish ·  coy ·  hesitant ·  timid ·  unsure ·  timorous ·  reluctant ·  fair-haired ·  reticent ·  self-conscious ·  wistful ·  tongue-tied
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  1. From Middle English basshe, from basshed, past participle of basshen, to be discomfited, probably variant of abaishen; see abash.

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  1. from bash + -ful.
 

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