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timidly, adv.|ˈtɪmɪdlɪ| [f. timid a. + -ly2.] In a timid manner; shrinkingly, apprehensively.
1767S. Paterson Another Trav. I. 375 To the timidly-superstitious..they would seem a company of necromancers. 1843A. Bethune Sc. Fireside Stor. 137 The lady..glanced timidly at me to ascertain if I observed her. 1885L'pool Daily Post 11 Apr. 4/9 One traveller timidly attempts the fraudulent experiment. |