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Bashful vs Gashful - What's the difference?

bashful | gashful |

As adjectives the difference between bashful and gashful

is that bashful is inclined to avoid notice while gashful is (obsolete) full of gashes; hideous; frightful.

bashful

English

Alternative forms

* bashfull (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (rfc-sense) inclined to avoid notice
  • reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

    • Synonyms

    * shy * See also

    gashful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Full of gashes; hideous; frightful.
    • A gashful , horrid, ugly shape. — Gayton.
    (Webster 1913)