bashful — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.

2. Indicating bashfulness.

   Esempi

   a bashful look

   Altri esempi (1)

   “Have you done something to your hair?” “I just ran a comb through it,” shrugged the vicar. “Well, it looks delightful.” “How delightful of you to say so.” Auntie Flip and the vicar shared bashful grins. Frank had never witnessed his babysitter behave like this before.

Aggettivo

1. self-consciously timid

2. disposed to avoid notice

   Sinonimi

   blate

   Esempi

   they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it

   ‘blate’ is a Scottish term for bashful