timidly

ˈtɪmɪdli

Definition

Definition of timidly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

behaviorin a fearful or cautious manner

The cat moved timidly around the new house.

cautiously

fearfully

nervously

emotionin a manner showing lack of confidence or shyness

She spoke timidly in front of the large audience.

bashfully

diffidently

shyly

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Origin of timidly

Latin, timidus (fearful)

Terms with timidly included in their meaning

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shrinking

timid withdrawal

act of moving away timidly

faintheartedly

adv.

timidly

in a timid or hesitant way

say bo to a goose

timid scared

act very timidly or be easily frightened

Examples of timidly in a sentence

The child timidly approached the friendly dog.
The kitten approached the new toy timidly.

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French:timidement, de manière timide, ...
German:schüchtern, ...
Italian:timidamente, con timidezza, ...
Spanish:tímidamente, con timidez, ...
Portuguese:timidamente, de forma tímida, ...
Chinese:小心翼翼地, 羞怯地, ...
Japanese:おずおずと, 臆病に, ...
Arabic:بِخَوْف, بِخَجَل, ...
Hebrew:בְּחָשָׁשׁ, בְּבַיְשָׁנוּת, ...
Russian:робко, застенчиво, ...
Ukrainian:боязко, сором'язливо, ...
Hindi:डरते-डरते, संकोचपूर्वक, ...
Bengali:ভীতভাবে, লাজুকভাবে, ...
Catalan:cautelosament, ...
Czech:bázlivě, nejistě, ...
Danish:sky, forsagt, ...
Dutch:schuchter, verlegen, ...
Greek:δειλά, ντροπαλά, ...
Hungarian:félénken, szemérmesen, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងភ័យខ្លាច, ដោយអៀនខ្មាស, ...
Korean:조심스럽게, 겁먹고, ...
Persian:با ترس, با کمرویی, ...
Polish:nieśmiało, ...
Portuguese (BR):timidamente, ...
Romanian:timid, ...
Swedish:försiktigt, ...
Thai:อย่างขลาดๆ, อย่างขี้อาย, ...
Turkish:korkakça, ...
Vietnamese:rụt rè, nhút nhát, ...

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