Diffidently

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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