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Definition of Shily
1. adv. See Shyly.
Definition of Shily
1. Adverb. (archaic form of shyly) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Shily
1. in a shy manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shily
Literary usage of Shily
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Orthography, Or, The Art of Teaching Spelling by Writing by William Bearcroft (1828)
"sA has drily dryness shily shyness slyly ... and in Dycke has dryly dryness shily
... 4 and 2 Johnson has dryly dryness shily ..."
2. The Poetical Works of Samuel Lover by Samuel Lover (1868)
"To peep round the corner, the sly wind would try: But vanes, you know, never look
in the wind's eye; And so she kept turning shily away;— Thus they kept ..."
3. Songs and Ballads by Samuel Lover (1858)
"To peep round the corner, the sly wind would try: But vanes, you know, never look
in the wind's eye; And so she kept turning shily away;— Thus they kept ..."
4. The Lyrics of Ireland by Samuel Lover (1858)
"To peep round the corner the sly wind would try: But vanes, you know, never look
in the wind's eye; And so she kept turning shily away:— Thus they kept ..."
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