humbly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
16
Words With Friends
18
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈhʌmbli/

Definition of humbly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a humble manner.
    “I humbly accept this award.”
    “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?”
    “At the end of a week, she could bear the suspense no longer, and so went humbly to her old home and sought forgiveness.”
    “The greatest difficulty is to do great things humbly.”

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Etymology

From Middle English humbely, humbliche, equivalent to humble + -ly. Displaced Old English ēaþmōdlīċe.

Words you can make from humbly

14 playable · top: MUHLY (13 pts)

Best play muhly 13 points

4-letter words

1 word

3-letter words

6 words

2-letter words

6 words

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