adverb

humblely

humbly, modestly

He humblely accepted the criticism.

He humblely accepted the criticism.

((verb)) humblely to do (sth.) in a humble manner He humblely accepted the criticism.

Synonyms: humbly, modestly; Antonyms: proudly, arrogantly

Formed from the adjective 'humble' and the adverbial suffix '-ly'.

This is an archaic or non-standard spelling. The standard and far more common spelling is 'humbly'.

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