timidly

Everyday

Timidly means in a shy, nervous, frightened way, without confidence. tree →

In the lessons

A story word for a character who is shy or scared: «she asked timidly». In Alice, Alice often speaks timidly to strange creatures; in The Wind in the Willows Mole is timid at first in the Wild Wood. It helps the reader feel the character's nervousness.

Examples

• The new girl timidly raised her hand. tree →
• «May I come in?» asked Mole timidly. tree →
• The deer timidly stepped out of the wood. tree →
• Alice timidly began to explain. tree →
• He knocked timidly on the head teacher's door. tree →
• The puppy timidly sniffed my hand. tree →
• “What was that?” she asked timidly. tree →

Note

From «timid» + «-ly». Noun: timidity. Opposite: boldly, confidently.