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humble
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adjective (a)
- marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful(adj.all)Example:
A humble apology.
Essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions.
source: wordnet30 - Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.(adjective)source: webster1913
- Hornless. See Hummel.(adjective)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
verb (v)
- cause to be unpretentious(verb.emotion)Example:
This experience will humble him.
source: wordnet30 - To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.(verb)source: webster1913