Shyly

  • 11shily — Shyly Shy ly, adv. In a shy or timid manner; not familiarly; with reserve. [Written also {shily}.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Philosophy of Max Stirner — The philosophy of Max Stirner is credited as an influence on the development of nihilism, existentialism, post modernism and anarchism, especially of individualist anarchism and postanarchism. Stirner s main philosophical work was The Ego and Its …

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  • 13bashfully — adverb in a shy or timid or bashful manner he smiled shyly • Syn: ↑shyly, ↑timidly • Derived from adjective: ↑bashful, ↑timid (for: ↑timidly), ↑ …

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  • 14timidly — adverb in a shy or timid or bashful manner (Freq. 2) he smiled shyly • Syn: ↑shyly, ↑bashfully • Derived from adjective: ↑bashful (for: ↑bashfully), ↑ …

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  • 15shily — var. of SHYLY (see SHY(1)). * * * variant of shyly * * * shyˈly or shiˈly adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑shy * * * shily obs. var. shyly …

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  • 16Bradford murders — For the murders which took place in and near Bradford between 1975 1980, see Peter Sutcliffe. Stephen Griffiths Background information Birth name Stephen Shaun Griffiths Also known as The Crossbow Cannibal Born 24 December 1969 …

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  • 17glance — I n. 1) to cast, dart, shoot; steal a glance at 2) to exchange glances 3) an admiring; amused; casual, cursory, fleeting, passing; conspiratorial; disapproving, indignant; furtive, stolen, surreptitious; imploring; knowing; meaningful,… …

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  • 18shy — shy1 [ʃaı] adj comparative shyer superlative shyest [: Old English; Origin: sceoh] 1.) nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know ▪ He was a quiet, shy man. shy with ▪ She was very shy… …

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  • 19shy — [[t]ʃa͟ɪ[/t]] shyer, shyest, shies, shying, shied 1) ADJ GRADED A shy person is nervous and uncomfortable in the company of other people. She was a shy, quiet spoken girl... She was a shy and retiring person off stage... He is painfully shy of… …

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  • 20shy — 1 (I) adjective 1 nervous and embarrassed about talking to other people, especially people you do not know: Billy s very shy with adults, but he s fine with other children. | a shy smile | painfully shy (=extremely shy): At 15, I was painfully… …

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