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timidly

/ˈtɪmədɫi/ adv

In a timid manner.

Word Origin From Latin timere 'to fear.' Timidly is just 'in a fearful manner.' The root also gives us intimidate — literally 'to make fearful' (in- 'into' + timere) — and timorous, meaning 'full of fear.' So the whole family revolves around that trembling feeling, and the morpheme breakdown timid+ly is straightforward: the adjective timid plus the adverb suffix.

adv In a timid manner.

The kitten timidly approached the unfamiliar visitor.

(副词) 胆怯地；怯生生地；畏缩地；羞怯地

小猫胆怯地接近陌生的访客。

(adverbio) tímidamente; con timidez; asustadizamente [De manera tímida.]

El gatito se acercó tímidamente al visitante desconocido.

(adverbe) timidement; craintivement; avec timidité; peureusement [D'une manière timide ; avec crainte ou manque d'assurance.]

Le chaton s'approcha **timidement** du visiteur inconnu.

(Adverb) schüchtern; zaghaft; ängstlich [Auf eine ängstliche, zaghafte oder unsichere Weise.]

Das Kätzchen näherte sich dem unbekannten Besucher **timidly**.

(副詞) おずおずと、臆病に、内気な様子で

子猫は見慣れない訪問者に恐る恐る近づいた。

(advérbio) timidamente; acanhadamente; receosamente [De maneira tímida.]

O gatinho se aproximou timidamente do visitante desconhecido.

Synonyms: shyly hesitantly fearfully cautiously nervously diffidently apprehensively sheepishly Antonyms: boldly confidently courageously bravely
Word parts: timid + ly

Common collocations

ask verb be verb have verb say verb to prep knock verb door subst come verb

Related words

timid timidity intimidate intimidation intimidator timorous

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