humbly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈhʌmbli/
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Etymology
From Middle English humbely, humbliche. By surface analysis, humble + -ly. Displaced Old English ēaþmōdlīċe.
Meanings
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In a humble manner.
At the end of a week, she could bear the suspense no longer, and so went humbly to her old home and sought forgiveness.
1850, T. S. Arthur, “Happy on a Little”, in Sketches of Life and Character, Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, →OCLC, page 89:Hee hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doeth the Lord require of thee, but to do iustly, and to loue mercy, and to walke humbly with thy God?
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Micah 6:8:The greatest difficulty is to do great things humbly.
1958, Vincent McNabb, “Principles of the Spiritual Life”, in Stars of Comfort[:] Retreat Conferences, Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, →OCLC, page 111:I humbly accept this award.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more humbly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most humbly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (19)
ca humilment (in a humble manner) · it senza pretese (in a humble manner) · pl pokornie (in a humble manner) · fi nöyrästi (in a humble manner) · kix tēulōuhkò (in a humble manner) · eo humile (in a humble manner) · ru скро́мно (in a humble manner) · de demütig (in a humble manner) · ang ēaþmōdlīċe (in a humble manner) · hi सविनय (in a humble manner) · pt humildemente (in a humble manner) · it umilmente (in a humble manner) · gl humildemente (in a humble manner) · ru поко́рно (in a humble manner) · fr humblement (in a humble manner) · nl nederig (in a humble manner) · ro cu umilință (in a humble manner) · pl skromnie (in a humble manner) · es humildemente (in a humble manner)