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English
Etymology
From Middle English humbely, humbliche, equivalent to humble + -ly. Displaced Old English ēaþmōdlīċe.
Pronunciation
Adverb
humbly (comparative more humbly, superlative most humbly)
- In a humble manner.
I humbly accept this award.
1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Micah 6:8: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?
1850, T. S. Arthur, “Happy on a Little”, in Sketches of Life and Character, Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, →OCLC, page 89:At the end of a week, she could bear the suspense no longer, and so went humbly to her old home and sought forgiveness.
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