diffidently

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diffidently - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Diffidently \Dif"fi*dent*ly\, adv.
     In a diffident manner.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           To stand diffidently against each other with their
           thoughts in battle array.                --Hobbes.
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diffidently - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  diffidently
      adv 1: in a diffident manner; "`Oh, well,' he shrugged
             diffidently, `I like the work.'"