humbly

hum·ble  (hmbl)

adj. hum·bler, hum·blest

1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful.

2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology.

3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage.

tr.v. hum·bled, hum·bling, hum·bles

1. To curtail or destroy the pride of; humiliate.

2. To cause to be meek or modest in spirit.

3. To give a lower condition or station to; abase. See Synonyms at degrade.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin humilis, low, lowly, from humus, ground; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]

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humble·ness n.

humbler n.

humbly adv.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	humbly - in a humble manner; "he humbly lowered his head" meekly
	2.	humbly - in a miserly manner; "they lived meanly and without ostentation" meanly

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humbly

adverb meekly, modestly, respectfully, cap in hand, diffidently, deferentially, submissively, unassumingly, obsequiously, subserviently, on bended knee, servilely So may I humbly suggest we all do something next time.

Translations

humbly [ˈhʌmblɪ] ADV

1. (= meekly) [say, act] → humildemente

2. (frm) (= respectfully) [ask] → humildemente; [suggest, propose] → humildemente, modestamente
to humbly apologise for sth → disculparse humildemente por algo
I most humbly beg your pardon/thank you → le pido perdón/le doy las gracias con toda humildad

3. (= modestly) → humildemente
humbly born → de origen humilde

humbly [ˈhʌmbli] adv [say] → humblement

humbly

adv (= unassumingly, with deference) → bescheiden, demütig (esp Rel); (= in a lowly way) → einfach, bescheiden; humbly born → von niedriger Geburt; I humbly submit this little work → in aller Bescheidenheit überreiche ich diese kleine Arbeit; she humbly apologized → sie entschuldigte sich kleinlaut or zerknirscht; he humbly agreed that he was wrong → er gab kleinlaut zu, dass er unrecht hatte; I most humbly beg your pardon → ich bitte ergebenst um Verzeihung

humbly [ˈhʌmblɪ] adv → umilmente, modestamente