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bashfull

bashfull is the archaic spelling of bashful.

Meaning of bashful

Adjective

bashful (comparative more bashful, superlative most bashful)

  1. Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
  2. Indicating bashfulness.
    • a bashful look

Forms of bashfull

comparativemore bashfull
superlativemost bashfull

Questions about bashfull

What is bashfull the archaic spelling of?
Bashfull is the archaic spelling of bashful.

Words near bashfull in the dictionary

  1. bashful
  2. Bashful Billy
  3. bashful bladder
  4. bashful bladders
  5. bashfulest
  6. bashfull
  7. bashfuller
  8. bashfullest
  9. bashfully
  10. bashfulness
  11. bashfulnesses

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