shyly

/ˈʃaɪ.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

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Meaning

adv

"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."

Etymology tree Middle English shy English shy Middle English -ly English -ly English shyly From shy + -ly.

more shyly (comparative) most shyly (superlative)

highly riley miley wiley smiley o'reilly reilly wylie wily slyly wryly kiley

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How do you pronounce shyly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃaɪ.li/.

What does shyly mean?

In a shy manner.

Where does shyly come from?

Etymology tree Middle English shy English shy Middle English -ly English -ly English shyly From shy + -ly.

How to pronounce shyly

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