retiringly

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The more retiringly Sch�ner behaved, the more obtrusive became Lieutenant Buschmann; he could not accustom himself to the idea that he must retire from so long a siege without success.

From Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von

He glanced at the number on the nearest door, discovered in which direction the numbers ran and decided that his must be the house conspicuous for its marigold-tinted curtains, standing retiringly in the farthest corner.

From The Kingdom Round the Corner A Novel by Dawson, Coningsby

Her life   Was music's echo—stealing o'er the soul   Like dying strains, soft and retiringly.

From The Death of Saul and other Eisteddfod Prize Poems and Miscellaneous Verses by Manning, J. C.