застенчивый

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Russian

Etymology

засте́нок (zasténok) +‎ -ивый (-ivyj)

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Adjective

засте́нчивый (zasténčivyj) (comparative (по)засте́нчивее or (по)засте́нчивей)

  1. shy, coy, timid, reserved
    Synonym: стесни́тельный (stesnítelʹnyj)

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “застенок”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress