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humblest

humblest is the superlative form of humble.

Meaning of humble

Adjective

humble (comparative humbler or more humble, superlative humblest or most humble)

  1. Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
    • He lives in a humble one-bedroom cottage.
  2. Having a low position or a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
    • She ſhould be humble, who would pleaſe;
      And ſhe muſt ſuffer, who can love.a. 1722 (date written), Matthew Prior, “Cloe Jealous”, in The Poetical Works of Matthew Prior […], volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Strahan, […], published 1779, →OCLC, stanza V, page 109

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Questions about humblest

What is humblest the superlative form of?
Humblest is the superlative form of humble.

Words near humblest in the dictionary

  1. humblers
  2. humbles
  3. Humbleses
  4. humblesome
  5. humblesse
  6. humblest
  7. humbleth
  8. humblie
  9. humblified
  10. humblifies
  11. humblify

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