faintheartedly
In cowardly fashion
In a timid or cowardly manner, lacking courage or conviction: She faintheartedly suggested they might reconsider, then dropped the subject when no one responded.
The word implies going through the motions without real commitment or boldness.
In fearful, hesitant fashion
- shylyIn a retiring manner
- bashfullyIn a shy manner
- meeklyIn docile manner
- sheepishlyIn a self-conscious way
diffidently · timorously · coyly · apprehensively · nervously · unassertively · shrinkingly · reservedly
With uncertain manner
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- halfheartedlyWithout real interest
- unenthusiasticallyWithout eagerness or interest
grudgingly · tentatively · waveringly · indecisively · ambivalently · doubtfully · uncertainly · lukewarmly
In an anxious manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- uneasilyIn a worried manner
- worriedlyIn an anxious manner
- tremulouslyIn a quivering manner
quaveringly · shakily · fearfully · fretfully · restlessly · agitatedly · tremblingly · butterflies
timidly
In fearful, hesitant fashion
sheepishly · diffidently · timorously · coyly · apprehensively · nervously · unassertively · shrinkingly · reservedly · self-consciously
hesitantly
With uncertain manner
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- halfheartedlyWithout real interest
unenthusiastically · grudgingly · tentatively · waveringly · indecisively · ambivalently · doubtfully · uncertainly · lukewarmly · tepidly
nervously
In an anxious manner
- apprehensivelyWith fearful expectation
- uneasilyIn a worried manner
- worriedlyIn an anxious manner
tremulously · quaveringly · shakily · fearfully · fretfully · restlessly · agitatedly · tremblingly · butterflies · squeamishly
faintheartedlyboldly
With fearless confidence
bravely · courageously · fearlessly · daringly · valiantly