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humbly

/ˈhʌmbli/ adverb C1
  1. In a humble manner. · I humbly accept this award.
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“I beg your pardon,” said Alice very humbly: “you had got to the fifth bend, I think?”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 20 · B2
“No, please go on!” Alice said very humbly; “I won’t interrupt again.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 55 · B2
“And do you really flatter yourself that I shall yield to all your caprices, and quietly and humbly await the time of again being received into your good graces?”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 798 · C1

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