verecund

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verecund

/ˈvɛɹɪkʌnd/ UK

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Learned borrowing from Latin verēcundus (“shy, modest”).

adjective more verecund · most verecund

literary, poetic, rare modest
rare bashful

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"verecund." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/verecund. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{verecund_2026,
  title = {verecund},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/verecund},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}