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21bashful Billy — Slow Slow (sl[=o]), a. [Compar. {Slower} (sl[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Slowest}.] [OE. slow, slaw, AS. sl[=a]w; akin to OS. sl[=e]u blunt, dull, D. sleeuw, slee, sour, OHG. sl[=e]o blunt, dull, Icel. sl[=o]r, sl[ae]r, Dan. sl[ o]v, Sw. sl[ o]. Cf.… …
22Bashful elephant — The Bashful elephant is the name given to a small stalagmite in Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, that has grown a bulbous top with stalactites hanging off creating legs. Its shape gives the impression that it is facing away from the viewer.ee… …
23bashful — bashfully, adv. bashfulness, n. /bash feuhl/, adj. 1. uncomfortably diffident and easily embarrassed; shy; timid. 2. indicative of, accompanied by, or proceeding from bashfulness. [1540 50; (A)BASH + FUL] Syn. 1. abashed, modest. See shy1. Ant …
24bashful — adjective /ˈbæʃfəl/ inclined to avoid notice Syn: shy …
25bashful — Synonyms and related words: Olympian, abashed, aloof, autistic, awkward, backward, blank, blushful, boggling, chilled, chilly, close, cold, confused, conscious, constrained, cool, cowardly, coy, demure, demurring, detached, diffident, discreet,… …
26bashful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. shy, diffident, timid. See modesty. Ant., bold, arrogant. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. shy, retiring, reserved, timid; see humble 1 , modest 2 , shy . See Synonym Study at shy . III (Roget s 3… …
27bashful — see ABASH …
28bashful — bash·ful || bæʃfÊŠl adj. shy, timid, easily embarrassed …
29bashful — adjective shy and easily embarrassed. Derivatives bashfully adverb bashfulness noun Origin C15: from obs. bash make or become abashed (from abash) + ful …
30bashful — a. Shy, timid, timorous, coy, diffident, sheepish, shamefaced, over modest, not self possessed …
