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humblingly
adverb
uk /ˈhʌm.bəl.ɪŋ.li/ us /ˈhʌm.bəl.ɪŋ.li/
in a way that causes someone to understand that they are not as important or special as they thought:
These people are humblingly generous with their lives and time.
The human body is a humblingly complex world, made up of trillions of cells.
The podcast discusses a humblingly concise and relevant essay by a noted academic.
The genetic make-up of mice is humblingly similar to our own.
The two women had humblingly given up the chance of having a family in order to study and campaign.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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abash
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ashamed
awkward
awkwardly
guiltily
guiltiness
hangdog
have egg on your faceidiom
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not know where to put yourselfidiom
pride
self-mortification
sheepishness
silly
smallness
squirm
swallow your prideidiom
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