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humbly /ˈhʌmbli /adverb1In a way that shows or suggests a modest or low estimate of one’s importance; meekly: the servant bowed humbly before his master may I humbly suggest a solution?...- I come to humbly beseech your assistance.
- He was moved to humbly entreat her hand for the next dance.
- My cousin humbly begs your pardon for his absence.
2In a lowly position or condition; unpretentiously: she is living humbly in a shared house...- The facility began humbly with a small room and two pieces of equipment, and has evolved into a spacious laboratory packed with equipment.
- Initially employed humbly on a coasting vessel, he rose in rank: third mate, second mate, master.
- The software tycoon urges rich people to live humbly and aid the poor.
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