shyly

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shyly

/ˈʃaɪ.li/

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adverb more shyly · 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.

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adv in a shy manner

Español	tímidamente
Português	timidamente
Français	timidement
Ελληνικά	ντροπαλά ntropalá
Română	timid, rușinos
Русский	засте́нчиво zasténčivo, ро́бко róbko

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@misc{shyly_2026,
  title = {shyly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shyly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}