Definition of "diffidently" [dif•fi•dent•ly]

• In a diffident manner; without confidence in oneself. (adverb)

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• "She was the Queen—head of state and virtual embodiment of the entire nation—so even those closest to her treated Granny diffidently."
• "My friend quickly offers a bill, which I diffidently tuck into her shimmery gear."
• "They seem not to be the brightest thing around and diffidently not the sharpest knife in the drawer."