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humble Definition
(a)
marked
by
meekness
or
modesty
;
not
arrogant
or
prideful
; "
a
humble
apology
"; "
essentially
humble
...
and
self
-
effacing
,
he
achieved
the
highest
formal
honors
and
distinctions
"-
B
.
K
.
Malinowski
(s)
low
or
inferior
in
station
or
quality
; "
a
humble
cottage
"; "
a
lowly
parish
priest
"; "
a
modest
man
of
the
people
"; "
small
beginnings
"
(s)
used
of
unskilled
work
(
especially
domestic
work
)
(s)
of
low
birth
or
station
(`
base
''
is
archaic
in
this
sense
); "
baseborn
wretches
with
dirty
faces
"; "
of
humble
(
or
lowly
)
birth
"
(v)
cause
to
be
unpretentious
; "
This
experience
will
humble
him
"
(v)
cause
to
feel
shame
;
hurt
the
pride
of
; "
He
humiliated
his
colleague
by
criticising
him
in
front
of
the
boss
"
humble Synonyms
abase
base
baseborn
chagrin
humble
humiliate
low
lowly
menial
modest
mortify
small
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