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reticently

reticently adverb: in a reticent manner.

Adverb

reticently (comparative more reticently, superlative most reticently)

  1. In a reticent manner.

Forms of reticently

comparativemore reticently
superlativemost reticently

Origin of reticently

From reticent + -ly.

Questions about reticently

What does reticently mean?
Reticently means in a reticent manner.
What part of speech is reticently?
Reticently is an adverb.

Words near reticently in the dictionary

  1. reticency
  2. reticense
  3. reticensed
  4. reticenses
  5. reticent
  6. reticently
  7. reticket
  8. reticketed
  9. reticketing
  10. retickets
  11. reticle

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