bashfully 1adverbdomain: all adverbsPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionin a shy or timid or bashful mannerReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.he smiled shylySynonymsshyly 1in a shy or timid or bashful mannertimidly 1in a shy or timid or bashful manner