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    timidly
    /ˈtɪmɪdli/

    adverb

    • 1. in a manner that shows a lack of courage or confidence: "Will he live? I asked timidly"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTIMIDLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    See. timid. Fewer examples. His companion timidly raised his hand for permission to speak. Someone touched his elbow so timidly that he thought it had been accidental. "What is your husband's business ?" Mrs. Tylor asked timidly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cowardly. be afraid of your own shadow idiom. bottle out. chicken out.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › timidlyTimidly Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : lacking in courage or self-confidence. a timid person. 2. : lacking in boldness or determination. a timid policy. timidity. tə-ˈmi-də-tē. noun. timidly. ˈti-məd-lē. adverb. timidness noun. Synonyms. fainthearted. fearful. fearsome. mousy. mousey. scary. shy. skittish.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTIMIDLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adverb. us / ˈtɪm.ɪd.li / uk / ˈtɪm.ɪd.li / Add to word list. in a shy or nervous way: "Um, excuse me," he said timidly. People peered timidly from their windows to assess the damage. See. timid. Fewer examples. His companion timidly raised his hand for permission to speak.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › timidlyTimidly - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you do something in a fearful, cautious way, you act timidly. The best teachers take care to call on the students in the back timidly raising their hands, not just the eager chatterboxes in the front row.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTIMID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened: Kieran is a timid child. My dog is a little timid - especially around other dogs. Synonym. fainthearted. Compare. shy adjective (NERVOUS) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cowardly. be afraid of your own shadow idiom. bottle out. chicken out. cravenness. fainthearted. gutless.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › timidlyTimidly - definition of timidly by The Free Dictionary

    Define timidly. timidly synonyms, timidly pronunciation, timidly translation, English dictionary definition of timidly. adj. tim·id·er , tim·id·est 1. Lacking self-confidence; shy. 2. Fearful and hesitant: problems that call for bold, not timid, responses. ti·mid′i·ty ,...

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › timidly_advtimidly, adv. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adverb timidly is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for timidly is from 1656, in a translation by Walter Charleton, physician and natural philosopher. timidly is formed within English, by derivation.