'humbly
World English Dictionary
humble (ˈhʌmbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | conscious of one's failings |
| 2. | unpretentious; lowly: a humble cottage; my humble opinion |
| 3. | deferential or servile |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to cause to become humble; humiliate |
| 5. | to lower in status |
| [C13: from Old French, from Latin humilis low, from humus the ground] | |
| 'humbled | |
| —adj | |
| 'humbleness | |
| —n | |
| 'humbler | |
| —n | |
| 'humbling | |
| —adj | |
| 'humblingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'humbly | |
| —adv | |
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