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Blate vs Bashful - What's the difference?

blate | bashful |

As adjectives the difference between blate and bashful

is that blate is bashful, sheepish while bashful is inclined to avoid notice.

blate

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (Scotland, Northern England) Bashful, sheepish.
  • *1934 , (Lewis Grassic Gibbon), Grey Granite'', Polygon 2006 (''A Scots Quair ), p. 491:
  • *:You'd say Not them; fine legs'', and Ma struggling into her blouse would say ''You're no blate . Who told you they're fine?
  • (Scotland, Northern England) Dull, stupid.

    • Anagrams

    * * * ----

    bashful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bashfull (archaic)

    Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * shy * See also