humbled
adjective C1- humiliated; weakened; made to be of a lower status · 1656 The Humbled Sinner Resolved what He Should Do to be Saved, title of book by Obadiah Sedgwick
- (usually qualifying a first-person pronoun) Grateful for the support of others, touched; honored, flattered.
- Overcome with humility; in awe of the strength of another or one's own weakness
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By you, I was properly humbled.
“Have you so soon changed your mind,” added Morcerf, “or have you only provoked my request that you may have the pleasure of seeing me humbled?”
“I have told you, where the air is pure, where every sound soothes, where one is sure to be humbled, however proud may be his nature.
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