bashfully
In modest manner
Bashfully describes doing something in a shy, self-conscious, or embarrassed manner: She bashfully accepted the compliment, He bashfully admitted he'd never learned to swim.
The word suggests timidity mixed with modesty, often endearingly so.
Unassuming about oneself
- unassumingNot making claims
- self-effacingDownplaying one's own importance
- demureModestly reserved in manner
- meekHumbly unassertive
unpretentious · down-to-earth · understated · unobtrusive · gentle · mild · soft-spoken · quietly
humble
Unassuming about oneself
- unassumingNot making claims
- self-effacingDownplaying one's own importance
- demureModestly reserved in manner
meek · unpretentious · down-to-earth · understated · unobtrusive · gentle · mild · soft-spoken · quietly · humbly
blushing
Facial reddening from embarrassment
- sheepishEmbarrassed and timid
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
- coyAffectedly modest
timid · diffident · reticent · awkward · embarrassed · nervous · hesitant · tentative · withdrawn · introverted
bashfullyboldly
With fearless confidence
confidently · brazenly · brashly · audaciously · assertively
bashfullyboastfully
With arrogant self-promotion
arrogantly · proudly · conceitedly · egotistically · pompously
- bashful bladderUrination anxiety around others