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Webster 1913 Edition


Verecund

Ver′e-cund

,
Adj.
[L.
verecundus
, fr.
vereri
to feel awe.]
Bashful; modest.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Verecund

VER'ECUND

,
Adj.
[L. vrcundus.] Bashful; modest. [Not much used.]

Definition 2024


verecund

verecund

English

Adjective

verecund (comparative more verecund, superlative most verecund)

  1. (rare) modest
  2. (rare) bashful

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