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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

shyly en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • shīʹli
  • /ˈʃaɪ.li/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English shy English shy Middle English -ly English -ly English shyly From shy + -ly.

Meanings

  1. 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. 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

Forms

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most shyly Degree=Sup lexicographic
more shyly Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (13)

el ντροπαλά (in a shy manner) · nrf tînmidement (in a shy manner) · ca tímidament (in a shy manner) · pt timidamente (in a shy manner) · lv bikli (in a shy manner) · ro rușinos (in a shy manner) · eo timide (in a shy manner) · fi ujosti (in a shy manner) · ro timid (in a shy manner) · ru ро́бко (in a shy manner) · es tímidamente (in a shy manner) · fr timidement (in a shy manner) · ru засте́нчиво (in a shy manner)