Meaning

1 senses

  1. In a diffident manner; without confidence in oneself.

    schüchtern, zaghaft

    засте́нчивоzasténčivo, ро́бкоróbko, неуверенноneuverenno

    in a diffident manner

Examples

1 sentences

  1. The stained man took off his cap and replied diffidently.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
in a diffident manner; without confidence in oneself:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in a diffident manner; without confidence in oneself:

Forms

more diffidently, most diffidently
Comparativemore diffidently Lesson
Superlativemost diffidently

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
in a diffident manner:bashfullyhesitantlyhumblyshylyuncertainly

Word family

2 related words
Relateddiffidencediffident

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
difficultA1difficultyA2diffidentdiffuseC2digB1
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