humbly

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humbly

/ˈhʌmbli/

Where it comes from

From Middle English humbely, humbliche. By surface analysis, humble + -ly. Displaced Old English ēaþmōdlīċe.

adverb more humbly · most humbly

In a humble manner. I humbly accept this award.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: meekly, meanly, modestly, quietly, sincerely, respectfully, deferentially, unassumingly, lowly, servilely, suppliantly, apologetically, obsequiously, unpretentiously, diffidently, submissively

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adv in a humble manner

Español	humildemente
हिन्दी	सविनय savinay
Português	humildemente
Français	humblement
Deutsch	demütig
Italiano	umilmente, senza pretese
Română	cu umilință
Русский	скро́мно skrómno, поко́рно pokórno

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@misc{humbly_2026,
  title = {humbly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humbly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}