adverb
- In a diffident manner.
- usage: "`Oh, well,' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.'"
Diffidently and Cryptically
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(adv.) In a diffident manner.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
adverb
- In a cryptic manner."we will meet again" he said cryptically
- synonyms: enigmatically, mysteriously
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(adv.) Secretly; occultly.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary