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[syn: shyly, timidly, bashfully]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Timid \Tim"id\, a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam
to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.]
Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous;
not bold; fearful; shy.
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Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson.
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Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous;
faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring.
[1913 Webster] -- Tim"id*ly, adv. -- Tim"id*ness, n.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
timidly
adv 1: in a shy or timid or bashful manner; "he smiled shyly"
[syn: shyly, timidly, bashfully]