All 3 Uses of
abashed
in
The House of Mirth
- The woman was unabashed by the question.†
Chpt 1.9
- But if he recognized her meaning it failed to abash him, and he went on in the same tone: "I didn't mean to give offence; excuse me if I've spoken too plainly.†
Chpt 1.15
- Gerty broke off, abashed at the sound of her own eloquence, and impeded by the difficulty of giving precise expression to her vague yearning for her friend's retrieval.†
Chpt 2.8 *
Definition:
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(abashed) to be embarrassed or self-conscious