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blushy

blushy

1 4.9
Having red cheeks easily when you feel embarrassed or shy
  • adjective
  • /ˈblʌʃi/
translation icon : sonrojado
  • I'm just going to make your cheeks a little more up here, Rosie, because that's what I've been doing lately, is making a little more blushy in the center.

Examples

  • After he complimented her, she became blushy and looked down shyly.

  • Let's just kind of just see go into a little bit of the blushy situation and just kind of OK, that was a bad idea.

  • I know it's an eyeshadow, but it's a very blushy looking eyeshadow.

  • That's that may well be blushy enough for a lot of people, but not Barbie.

  • All blushy-blushy.

  • She felt blushy when she realized everyone was looking at her during the presentation.

  • The blushy expression on her face showed how embarrassed she was after tripping in front of the crowd.

Synonyms

shy
vsblushy
343 1.0

Nervous and likely to avoid people or new situations

is a physical tendency to redden easily when embarrassed rather than general nervousness
bashful
vsblushy
18 3.2

Shy and easily embarrassed, avoiding attention

tends to show a red face when feeling embarrassed
red-faced
vsblushy
10 3.4

Having a very red face because of anger or embarrassment

tends to show that facial redness easily when embarrassed or shy
sheepish
vsblushy
9 4.0

Feeling embarrassed and a little shy because of a mistake

shows the same emotion but also tends to have a red face easily
shamefaced
vsblushy
1 6.5

Feeling or showing shame and embarrassment

is the tendency to develop a red face from embarrassment or shyness
blushing
vsblushy
1 1.4

A person with a red face because they feel embarrassed or shy

tends to show a red face easily from embarrassment or shyness
blushful
vsblushy
  • Archaic
7.0

Feeling red in the face because of embarrassment or shyness

is prone to show a red face easily in embarrassing situations
flushed
vsblushy
3.3

Cheeks that look red from strong feeling, heat or exercise

is limited to redness caused by embarrassment or shyness

Antonyms

715 2.5

Feeling sure about yourself or what will happen

Not feeling or showing shame about something you do

How Shy

timid
60 3.5
bashful
18 3.2
blushy
1 4.9
shy
343 1.0
reserved
3.7

Surface Forms

blushy positive
blushier comparative
blushiest superlative

Morphology

blushy = blush (transparent) = blush + y

Standard adjectival formation from 'blush' meaning 'to redden', producing 'tending to blush' which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Blushy comes from the word blush, which means 'to become red in the face', plus the ending -y that means 'full of' or 'like'. So blushy describes someone who is easily red in the face from shyness or embarrassment.