History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
bashful

shy (the usual word)

shy

coy

(especially of a woman) pretending to be shy, modest

very modest

prim

neat; formal; (of a person, manner, speech etc) showing dislike of anything rough, rude, improper

particular, fussy

prudish

easily shocked; extremely (often too) moral

shy and strict in behavior

OVERMODEST as in Wiktionary
OVERMODEST as in Wikipedia