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[ adverb ] in a humble manner

Synonyms

meekly

Examples

"he humbly lowered his head"

Used in print

(Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)

Pullen_James humbly lowered his head , pushed_aside the hardtack box door of the hut , and was gone from sight .

Related terms

meek humble meek humble

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[ adverb ] in a miserly manner

Synonyms

meanly

Examples

"they lived meanly and without ostentation"

Related terms

humble beggarly humble beggarly

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