Bashfully
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a bashful manner.
"[T]he thrush sang his mocking songs and libellous ditties about everybody, but became occasionally a little sentimental and warbled gently and bashfully some tender stanzas."
Adverb
- 1 in a shy or timid or bashful manner wordnet
Example
More examples"[T]he thrush sang his mocking songs and libellous ditties about everybody, but became occasionally a little sentimental and warbled gently and bashfully some tender stanzas."
Etymology
From bashful + -ly.
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