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bashful

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  1. shy                   
 
bash.ful \'bash-f*l\ \-f*-le-\ \-f*l-n*s\ aj [obs. bash (to be abashed)] 1: 
   inclined to shrink from public attention : SHY, DIFFIDENT  2: characterized 
   by, showing, or resulting from extreme sensitiveness, sel f-consciousness, 
   or shyness - bash.ful.ly av