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adjectivemasculine nominative singular; feminine: drovi
shy or timid; lacking confidence in social situations
dro'vus
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Lithuanian drova ‘shyness, modesty’ and related to drovėtis ‘to be shy, to feel embarrassed’.
Examples
Jis buvo drovus ir retai kalbėdavo pirmas.
Jis 'buvo dro'vus ir 'retai kal'bėdavo 'pirmas.
He was shy and rarely spoke first.
Klasėje drovus mokinys nedrįso pakelti rankos.
Kla'sėje dro'vus mo'kinys ne'drįso pa'kelti 'rankos.
In class, the shy pupil did not dare to raise his hand.
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