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- adjective Archaic form of
bashful .
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Examples
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June 16, 2009 at 6:34 pm ooo hehe aiz mosslee a lurker an bashfull so ai still newbie noobeh. nys to meetchew aahz! r u an icee sk8tr?
pizza wuz hot an - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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If she's too bashfull (or they have good pictures of her with a mule) she could decline and then Majority Leader of the Senate (#4) could take the job.
Ultimately, Republicans Will Force Bush/Cheney Resignation 2006
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Sorry if I sound bashfull but at least I am sincere ….
Renkoo “Beeta” Launches Michael Arrington 2005
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Ladies, began to rellish of some immodestie, as the bashfull blood mounting up into their faces, delivered by apparant testimonie.
The Decameron 2004
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Madam Pampinea having in like manner shaken off her sorrowes, delivering a modest and bashfull smile, replyed in this manner.
The Decameron 2004
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The Woman, being of verie honest and civill conversation, hearing her husband speake so foolishly: blushing with shame, and hanging downe her head in bashfull manner; without returning any answer, went forth of her
The Decameron 2004
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Whereupon, making somewhat bashfull appearance of any error already committed, he said; He would afterward be better advised.
The Decameron 2004
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Both the yong damosels, when they were come before the King, with modest and bashfull gesture, they performed very humble reverence to him, and going to the place of entrance into the Pond, she who held the Trevit, set it downe on the ground, with the other things also; and taking the staffe which the other
The Decameron 2004
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Alessandro would depart and leave him, pleasantly smiling, and with bashfull behaviour baring his stomack, he tooke Alessandroes hand, and laying it thereon, saide; Alessandro, let all bad thoughts of bestiall abuse be farre off from thee, and feele here, to resolve thee from all such feare.
The Decameron 2004
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Although poverty might well have tutored the Ladies tongue, to-demand a liberall recompence for her paines; yet shee requested but an 100 pounds, as a friendly helpe towards her daughters marriage, and that with a bashfull blushing was uttered too; yet the Countesse gave her five hundred pounds, besides so many rich and costly jewels, as amounted to a farre greater summe.
The Decameron 2004
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