verecund
[ ver-i-kuhnd ]
/ ˈvɛr ɪˌkʌnd /
adjective Archaic.
bashful; modest.
Origin of verecund
1540–50; < Latin
verēcundus, equivalent to
verē(rī) to fear +
-cundus adj. suffix
Words nearby verecund
verdin,
verditer,
verdun,
verdure,
verdurous,
verecund,
vereeniging,
verein,
vereshchagin,
verge,
verge on
British Dictionary definitions for verecund
verecund
/ (ˈvɛrɪˌkʌnd) /
adjective
rare
shy or modest
Word Origin for verecund
C16: from Latin
verēcundus diffident, from
verērī to fear