Bashful
Pronunciation : Bash"ful
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Bash.]
Definition : 1. Abashed; daunted; dismayed. [Obs.]
2. Very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression.
Syn. -- Diffident; retiring; reserved; shamefaced; sheepish.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913