- bashful⇄adv. bashfully.
- bashful⇄bashful, adjective.
1. uneasy in the presence of strangers; easily embarrassed; shy.
Ex. The little girl was too bashful to greet us.
(SYN) timid, coy, diffident.
2. of or like that of a bashful person.
Ex. a bashful smile. - bashful⇄noun bashfulness.