timidly
- a word derived from timid.
Example Sentences
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Timidly trimming a bit from every department each year, in the hope that good times return, will not work.
From Economist • Aug. 2, 2012
Timidly presenting himself in front of his captive audience, he delivered a sermonette on the redemption of Mary Magdalen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Timidly but often he has essayed the subject to his superior, Minister of Justice Louis Barthou.
From Time Magazine Archive
Timidly, they asked if they might go into the Ladies' Gallery and watch the Congressmen at work.
From Time Magazine Archive
Timidly, using only his right index finger, he typed, “Where's Jen?”
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
