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All bashfully synonyms

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adverb bashfully

  • shyly — bashful; retiring.
  • timorous — full of fear; fearful: The noise made them timorous.
  • diffidently — lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
  • timidly — lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy.
  • nervously — highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
  • coyly — artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
  • self-conscious — excessively aware of being observed by others.
  • at first blush — when first seen; as a first impression
  • reticency — the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint: His natural reticence seemed to disappear under the influence of alcohol.
  • humbly — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
  • plainly — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
  • quietly — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
  • simply — in a simple manner; clearly and easily.
  • chastely — refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
  • demurely — characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
  • purely — entirely; completely.
  • retiring — that retires.
  • unassumingly — modest; unpretentious.
  • unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
  • over-presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
  • unpretentious — not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort.
  • virtuously — conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright: Lead a virtuous life.
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