"bashfully" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more bashfully [comparative], most bashfully [superlative]
Etymology: bashful + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bashful|ly}} bashful + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} bashfully (comparative more bashfully, superlative most bashfully)
  1. In a bashful manner. Translations (in a bashful manner): stydlivě (Czech), häveliäästi (Finnish)

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