2. Very modest, or modest to excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression.
"It surprised me that she acted a little bashful," said Penelope Boger, one at the Saturday night performance in the lounge of a hotel.
No one then dreamed that King Edward VIII would abdicate in 1936 to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson, and that his younger brother, bashful, stuttering Albert, would become King George VI.
Mr. Pappas sees his image with television viewers as an asset, and he isn't bashful about promoting himself in company projects.
Actress Helen Hayes, who isn't bashful about her success on the stage and screen, says she wants her tombstone to reflect her triumphs.
House members have not been bashful about converting the funds. A January 1988 study by Congressional Quarterly said "grandfathered" lawmakers had converted at least $862,000 since 1980.
All this came from a bashful kid who disliked practicing, exasperated his teachers and still admits that classical music is beyond his limits.
And we should not be bashful about it," said Chancellor Hans Brisch.