しおらしい

i-adjective

meek; gentle; modest; charming

Describes a person, especially a woman or child, who is quiet, reserved, and endearingly gentle in manner. Often carries a positive, slightly old-fashioned nuance.

• 彼かの女じょはしおらしくうつむいた。

  She meekly looked down.

• しおらしい態たい度どでお礼れいを言いった。

  He thanked me with a modest demeanor.

i-adjective

praiseworthy; admirable; touching

Used for behavior or attitude that is so gentle and self-effacing that it evokes admiration or sympathy. Often overlaps with sense 1 but emphasizes the observer's emotional response.

• 彼かれのしおらしい心こころ遣づかいに感かん動どうした。

  I was moved by his touching thoughtfulness.