What does humbly mean?

humbly means "in a humble manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in humbly?

humbly has 2 syllables: hum-bly. The stress falls on "hum". In IPA it is /ˈhʌmbli/.

What is another word for humbly?

Close synonyms include meekly, meanly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is humbly a common word?

humbly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

humbly — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adverb

2 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a humble manner
“he humbly lowered his head”
Synonymsmeekly
2.
in a miserly manner
“they lived meanly and without ostentation”
Synonymsmeanly

Questions about humbly

What does humbly mean?: humbly means "in a humble manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in humbly?: humbly has 2 syllables: hum-bly. The stress falls on "hum". In IPA it is /ˈhʌmbli/.
What is another word for humbly?

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