verecund

English edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin verēcundus (“shy, modest”).

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/

Adjective edit

verecund (comparative more verecund, superlative most verecund)

(rare, literary, poetic) modest
(rare) bashful

Derived terms edit

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