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humble

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1. humble - Noun

2. humble - Adjective

3. humble - Verb

5. humble - Adjective Satellite

6. Humble - Proper noun

Meaning

Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.

Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly; waek; modest.

Hornless. See Hummel.

To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.

To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used rexlexively.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss Source: Internet

baseborn wretches with dirty faces Source: Internet

of humble (or lowly) birth Source: Internet

This experience will humble him Source: Internet

a humble apology Source: Internet

essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions Source: Internet

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