Synonyms for humbly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : huhm-buhl, uhm-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhʌm bəl, ˈʌm-

Définition of humbly

Origin : mid-13c., from Old French humble, earlier humele, from Latin humilis "lowly, humble," literally "on the ground," from humus "earth." Senses of "not self-asserting" and "of low birth or rank" were both in Middle English Related: Humbly; humbleness.
Don't be so humble; you're not that great. [Golda Meir]
To eat humble pie (1830) is from umble pie (1640s), pie made from umbles "edible inner parts of an animal" (especially deer), considered a low-class food. The similar sense of similar-sounding words (the "h" of humble was not pronounced then) converged in the pun. Umbles, meanwhile, is Middle English numbles "offal" (with loss of n- through assimilation into preceding article).

adv meekly

Example sentences :

He must go and humbly he must ask for the loan of a small sum of money.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

I humbly apprehend, that Mr. Solmes has the spirit of a man, and a gentleman.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

In this dedication of a Nation we humbly ask the blessing of God.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

"Ach, no," said he humbly; for he could not look upon my face and hold his anger.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

But, Sir, from your pen let me have an answer; I humbly implore it of you.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

If Miss Gilder wished for anything she must ask for it, and ask for it humbly if she expected to get it.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

"Guess that's all to the good, Max," replied the other, humbly.
Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie

She's lucky to get any kind of a husband; she's too humbly to choose.
Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin

And I humbly thank you, madam or miss, for having got them set to the musics.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

"He said I wasn't to do it no more," confided little Jim humbly.
Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger

Antonyms for humbly

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