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Definition of Retiringly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Retiringly
Literary usage of Retiringly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of George Meredith by George Meredith (1896)
"She answered, retiringly: ' Indeed I cannot say.' Upon this, the Countess accepted
Melville's arm, and had some thoughts of punishing the woman. ..."
2. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1858)
"... mingled with that sky : And then I woke, and saw the blush, the smile, That
hovered on her face retiringly ; And to that blissful heaven again I flee. ..."
3. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1837)
"The wrecker resided in a quiet valley, which ran retiringly up from the beach of
the ocean, and served as a pathway for a busy little stream that came ..."
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