Defn: A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the
Mississippi valley; — also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat.
BASHFUL
Bash"ful, a. Etym: [See Bash.]
1. Abashed; daunted; dismayed. [Obs.]
2. Very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action, expression.
Syn.
— Diffident; retiring; reserved; shamefaced; sheepish.
BASHFULLY
Bash"ful*ly, adv.
Defn: In a bashful manner.
BASHFULNESS
Bash"ful*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being bashful.
Syn. — Bashfulness, Modesty, Diffidence, Shyness. Modesty arises from a low estimate of ourselves; bashfulness is an abashment or agitation of the spirits at coming into contact with others; diffidence is produced by an undue degree of self-distrust; shyness usually arises from an excessive self-consciousness, and a painful impression that every one is looking at us. Modesty of deportment is becoming at all; bashfulness often gives rise to mistakes and blundering; diffidence is society frequently makes a man a burden to himself; shyness usually produces a reserve or distance which is often mistaken for haughtiness.