as in meekly
in a manner showing no signs of pride or self-assertion
humbly accepted the criticism
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lowly
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The sense of nothing going to waste—of experiences, lowly or intense, being stashed away for creative recycling—resounds through Kushins’s biography.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025 -
Last year, 12 of the top 20 ERA leaders were lowly regarded in draft season (meaning after pick 60 but often way down the ADP list or not even drafted at all).—
Michael Salfino,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Humbly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/humbly. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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