self-effacingly
Adverb
Meaning
self-effacingly (comparative more self-effacingly, superlative most self-effacingly)
The quality of carrying oneself in a humble manner.
John is difficult to distinguish sometimes because he carries himself so self-effacingly.
Synonyms
modestly
humbly
shyly
abjectly
chastely
diffidently
bashfully
meekly
uneasily
unassertively
shrinkingly
insociably