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bashful

English

Alternative forms

  • bashfull (archaic)

Etymology

Apheresis of abashed +? -ful (full of).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [?bæ?f??], [?bæ?f??]

Adjective

bashful (comparative more bashful, superlative most bashful)

  1. Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
  2. Indicating bashfulness.
    a bashful look

Synonyms

  • shy
  • See also Thesaurus:shy

Derived terms

  • bashfully
  • bashfulness

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baneful

English

Etymology

From bane +? -ful.

Adjective

baneful (comparative more baneful, superlative most baneful)

  1. (archaic) Poisonous, deadly.
  2. Harmful, injurious.
    • 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Penguin 2004, p. 32:
      This contempt of the understanding in early life has more baneful consequences than is commonly supposed […].

Synonyms

  • fatal
  • mortal

Antonyms

  • helpful
  • productive

Related terms

  • bane
  • banefully
  • banefulness

Translations

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