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Definition of Reticently
1. Adverb. With reticence; in a reticent manner. "She answered the questions reticently"
Definition of Reticently
1. Adverb. In a reticent manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Reticently
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reticently
Literary usage of Reticently
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Government Year Book: A Record of the Forms and Methods of Government in by Lewis Sergeant (1888)
"... in case of confirmation by the supreme Power, the law must be fully and
reticently carried out. If the administrative authorities of a province discover ..."
2. Proceedings by American Pomological Society (1900)
"... of degenerate sons of worthy sires, by a specious adherence to a conservatism,
out of which reticently emanates a servility to these wrongs and evils, ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1904)
"In his preface the author reticently says that the ' adequate discussion was
withheld in order to avoid, as far as possible, antagonizing the published ..."
4. The Cambridge History of American Literature by William Peterfield Trent, John Erskine, Stuart Pratt Sherman, Carl Van Doren (1917)
"The final scene, the death of the trapper in the arms of his young friends, is
very touching and fine, yet reticently handled. For the most part, ..."
5. The Bookman (1898)
"He himself, though reticently, no doubt, adhered to the latter view, in this a
singular contrast to his great father-in-law, Sir Walter Scott, ..."
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