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Definition of Bashfully
1. Adverb. In a shy or timid or bashful manner. "He smiled shyly"
Definition of Bashfully
1. adv. In a bashful manner.
Definition of Bashfully
1. Adverb. In a bashful manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bashfully
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bashfully
Literary usage of Bashfully
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Romance of the American Theatre by Mary Caroline Crawford (1913)
"... time in their lives to stand upon one leg, who tottered bashfully and looked
as foolish and about as graceful as a plucked goose in the same position. ..."
2. Layamon's Brut, Or Chronicle of Britain: A Poetical Semi-Saxon Paraphrase of by Layamon, Frederic Madden (1847)
"... bashfully, clownishly," as if from a Scandinavian root, and akin to the Scot,
blait. This is, however, a mistake, as the sense is here certain from ..."
3. Souls in Khaki: Being a Personal Investigation Into Spiritual Experiences by Arthur Edward Copping (1917)
"... THE TRENCHES Two typical casualties—Invalids bashfully grinning—Their bullet
wounds—Comments of the kindly surgeon—What became of the beef-tea—My night ..."
4. Library of Choice Literature and Encyclopaedia of Universal Authorship by Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon (1893)
"Again the thread I fastened on, And sat so bashfully and span. ... Though by this
praise my heart was won, I «at so bashfully and ..."
5. A Dictionary of the Welsh Language: Explained in English; with Numerous by William Owen Pughe (1832)
"(gwyl) To act bashfully; to weep. ... (gwyl—balch) bashfully proud. ...
bashfully proud with the minstrel. ..."
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