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diffidently, adv.|ˈdɪfɪdəntlɪ| [f. prec. + -ly2.] In a diffident manner, with distrust or self-distrust.
1613State Trials, C'tess of Essex (1816) II. 831 He found it to be uncertainly and diffidently set down. 1730–6Bailey (folio), Diffidently, distrustfully, suspiciously. 1741Richardson Pamela (1742) III. 169, I looked, I suppose, a little diffidently. 1856Emerson Eng. Traits, Manners Wks. (Bohn) II. 46 Don't creep about diffidently; make up your mind. |