shyly
/ˈʃaɪ.li/
shyly adverb: in a shy manner.
Adverb
shyly (comparative more shyly, superlative most shyly)
- In a shy manner.
- The moon went slowly down in chastened loveliness; she departed like some sweet bride into her chamber, and long veil-like shadows crept up the sky through which the stars peeped shyly out.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
shyly meaning in Urdu and Malayalam
shyly in Urdu
- جھینپتے ہوئے
shyly in Malayalam
- ശങ്കയോടെ, സലജ്ജം, നാണത്തോടെ, കാതരമായി
Forms of shyly
| comparative | more shyly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most shyly |
Origin of shyly
From shy + -ly.
Words that rhyme with shyly
Questions about shyly
- What does shyly mean?
- Shyly means in a shy manner.
- What is shyly in Urdu?
- Shyly in Urdu is جھینپتے ہوئے. See Shyly meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is shyly?
- Shyly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce shyly?
- Shyly is pronounced /ˈʃaɪ.li/.
Words near shyly in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: shyly (page history and authors); shyly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); shyly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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