"humbly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈhʌmbli/ Audio: en-us-humbly.ogg [US] Forms: more humbly [comparative], most humbly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English humbely, humbliche, equivalent to humble + -ly. Displaced Old English ēaþmōdlīċe. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|humbely}} Middle English humbely, {{m|enm|humbliche}} humbliche, {{suffix|en|humble|ly}} humble + -ly, {{glossary|Displaced}} Displaced, {{ncog|ang|ēaþmōdlīċe||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=|tr=|ts=}} Old English ēaþmōdlīċe, {{displaced|ang|ēaþmōdlīċe}} Displaced Old English ēaþmōdlīċe Head templates: {{en-adv}} humbly (comparative more humbly, superlative most humbly)
  1. In a humble manner. Translations (in a humble manner): humilment (Catalan), nederig (Dutch), humile (Esperanto), nöyrästi (Finnish), humblement (French), humildemente (Galician), demütig (German), umilmente (Italian), senza pretese (Italian), ēaþmōdlīċe (Old English), pokornie (Polish), skromnie (Polish), humildemente (Portuguese), cu umilință (Romanian), скро́мно (skrómno) (Russian), поко́рно (pokórno) (Russian), humildemente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-humbly-en-adv-v54kH7zd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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