Confidingly
[kən'faɪdɪŋlɪ]
Examples
- They reasoned, they appealed, they implored; on his mercy they cast themselves, into his hands they confidingly thrust their interests. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Yes, I had, said Lily confidingly. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Emanuel's feet, or confidingly put it into his hands, that he spurned the trust or repulsed the repository. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mr. Lorry took the hesitating little hand that confidingly advanced to take his, and he put it with some ceremony to his lips. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
Editor: Rosalie