Guiltily
['gɪltɪli]
Definition
(adv.) in the manner of someone who has committed an offense; 'she blushed guiltily as she spoke'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a guilty manner.
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Examples
- His looks frightened the ambassador, who after looking guiltily for a little time at the grief-stricken man, hurried away without another word. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- His yellow face turned to a more deadly colour when he saw the Captain, and he slunk back guiltily into the inmost parlour. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The listener started, guiltily, too; for she thought there was another listener among the trees. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- And then the red had the appearance of fading out of it and mounting up to Heaven, as we say that blood, guiltily shed, does. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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