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humbly

/ˈhʌmbli/
Meanings
  • adverb

    expressing or showing a modest or submissive behavior

Pronunciation
  1. /ˈhʌmbli/



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Rhymes
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grumble , tumble
Variants
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humble , humbleness , humblenesses , humbler , humblest , humbly , hummel
Etymology
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From Old English humblian, from humil, humbl 'low' + -ian, denoting the action of making or becoming low.

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  1. The term 'humbly' is derived from the Old English word 'humblian', which means 'to make low' or 'to humble'.

  2. In music, 'Humble and Kind' is a song by Tim McGraw, which encourages listeners to show kindness, humility, and respect towards others.

  3. The term 'humbly' is often used in religious contexts to describe a person's attitude towards God or their faith.

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  1. modesty: A quality of not being too proud or arrogant; having or showing a modest or humble behavior.

  2. submission: The act of giving in to the authority or will of another; surrender.

Quotes
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  1. "Humble" though it may be, and about as glamorous as a galosh, it is a fish that has shaped the political and social history of Europe like no other, with the possible exception of cod.

    - R. W. Apple, Jr.,{it}New York Times{/it},30 Oct. 2002

  2. Women are the organizing soft-centered socialists, the nice people, the sugar-and-spice lot, identifying with the poor and "humble"; men are snips and snails and puppy-dog tails, and rampant, selfish, greedy capitalists.

    - Fay Weldon,{it}Harper's{/it},May 1998

  3. She would not come closer to me, as much as I thought she wished to, hungering not for anything like love but for plain, "humble" succor.

    - Chang-rae Lee,{it}A Gesture Life{/it},1999
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In literature, 'humbly' is often used to describe a character's demeanor or attitude, showing respect, submission, or humility. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth asks her husband to 'Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe topmost / With direst cruelty! Make thick my blood, / Stop up th' access and passage to remorse, / That no compunctious visitings of nature / Shake my fell purpose nor keep peace between / Thy fashioned rage and my despised love.', showing a lack of humility and leading to her downfall.

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