timidly

English

Etymology

timid +‎ -ly

Adverb

timidly (comparative more timidly, superlative most timidly)

In a timid manner.
- 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 6, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
  
  The four young pigs who had protested when Napoleon abolished the Meetings raised their voices timidly, but they were promptly silenced by a tremendous growling from the dogs.

Translations

in a timid manner

Catalan: tímidament (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 羞怯地
Finnish: arasti (fi)
French: timidement (fr)

Greek: άτολμα (el) (átolma)
Italian: timidamente (it)
Latvian: bikli
Spanish: tímidamente (es)

Anagrams

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