shily
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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Rose answers shily, in short sentences, and we walk about in the garden.
From The Choice of Life by Leblanc, Georgette
"Cry, crier, decrier, decrial; Shy, shily, shyly, shiness, shyness; Fly, flier, flyer, high-flier; Sly, slily, slyly, sliness, slyness; Ply, pliers, plyers, plying, complier; Dry, drier, dryer, dryly, dryness."
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
"Why does your eye wander so shily and unfixedly about?" he resumed, in a friendly tone.
From Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck by Tieck, Ludwig
Occasionally some of the farm-wives called to her shily.
From Sally of Missouri by Young, Rose E. (Rose Emmet)
“By all means,” said Hamilton, perhaps a little shily; but it was promise enough to call forth Louis' heartfelt thanks.
From Louis' School Days A Story for Boys by May, E. J. (Edith J.)
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