verecund

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin verēcundus (“shy, modest”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/ === Adjective === verecund (comparative more verecund, superlative most verecund) (rare, literary, poetic) modest (rare) bashful ==== Derived terms ==== inverecund verecundity