Meanings
adverbshyly (comparative more shyly, superlative most shyly)
comparative more shyly · superlative most shyly
- In a shy manner.
The moon went slowly down in chastened loveliness; she departed like some sweet bride into her chamber, and long veil-like shadows crept up the sky through which the stars peeped shyly out.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Catalan tímidament
- tímidamentin a shy manner
Esperanto timide
- timidein a shy manner
Finnish ujosti
- ujostiin a shy manner
French timidement
- timidementin a shy manner
Greek ντροπαλά
- ντροπαλά (ntropalá)in a shy manner
Latvian bikli
- bikliin a shy manner
Portuguese timidamente
- timidamentein a shy manner
Romanian timid, rușinos
- timidin a shy manner
- rușinosin a shy manner
Russian засте́нчиво, ро́бко
- засте́нчиво (zasténčivo)in a shy manner
- ро́бко (róbko)in a shy manner
Spanish tímidamente
- tímidamentein a shy manner
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with shyly
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APA
shyly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shyly
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“shyly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shyly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shyly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shyly.
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