"shyly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more shyly [comparative], most shyly [superlative]
Etymology: shy + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shy|ly}} shy + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} shyly (comparative more shyly, superlative most shyly)
  1. In a shy manner. Translations (in a shy manner): tímidament (Catalan), ujosti (Finnish), timidement (French), ντροπαλά (ntropalá) (Greek), bikli (Latvian), tînmidement (Norman), timidamente (Portuguese), timid [masculine] (Romanian), rușinos [masculine] (Romanian), засте́нчиво (zasténčivo) (Russian), ро́бко (róbko) (Russian), tímidamente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-shyly-en-adv-GOktznOp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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