bashful
adjective
uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid.
bashfully
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a word derived from
bashful.
Example Sentences
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When the job of eSafety Commissioner came up, she bashfully explains there was a small pool of candidates to choose from.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
"A geek. That is really what I was at age 12," he admits bashfully.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
The ceremony didn’t bashfully suggest the show’s potential, rather, it kicked awards season’s door wide open, telling viewers that the Golden Globes is a powerhouse brand with plenty of fight left for another round.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025
They smile at the camera bashfully, young and smooth-skinned and full of hope, blind to the ways life would prise them apart.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023
Simon rubbed bashfully at his head, which was far easier to do now that that itchy horsehair wig was off.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
