Bash"ful (băsh"f&usdot;l), a. [See
Bash.] 1. Abashed; daunted; dismayed.
[Obs.]
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.
Syn. -- Diffident; retiring; reserved; shamefaced; sheepish.