Diffidently
['dɪfədəntli]
Definition
(adv.) in a diffident manner; '`Oh, well,' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.''.
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Definition
(adv.) In a diffident manner.
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Examples
- Your knowledge of the world, dear aunt, is superior to mine, I suggested diffidently. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Yes, miss, the Turkish Knight, he replied diffidently. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He had never varied his ground an inch, but had in the beginning diffidently taken the corner upon which the side of the house gave. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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