Definition of "shyly" [shy•ly]

• In a shy manner. (adverb)

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• "He said the name shyly, as if almost afraid to use it."
• "“Dinner is served, milady,” he called shyly, grinning at me."
• "Then, suddenly, as if she had just remembered her, Mother Drovski called Marie, who came shyly from the corner and stood before the two strange women."