0 often feeling uncomfortable with other people and easily embarrassed:
She gave a bashful smile as he complimented her on her work.
1 easily embarrassed and uncomfortable; shy:
She gave a bashful smile when she was introduced.
Here, as in other fields, we have no intention of being bashful or negative.
I can quite understand that, because he was very bashful in presenting a very bad case.
He might have strategic reasons for being bashful.
I do not know why we should be bashful about mentioning the name of the firm.
We did not know that he was so bashful.
We should not be too bashful about ourselves.
The coy and bashful attitudes which have been prevalent in the past may not be quite so prevalent in the future.
I am sorry to be so bashful in coming forward.
