humblingly

1 6.6

In a way that makes someone feel less proud or important

adverb
/ˈhʌmblɪŋli/

: humildemente

The team listened humblingly as their coach pointed out their mistakes.

Examples

He accepted the criticism humblingly, determined to improve his work.
She spoke humblingly about her achievements, always giving credit to others.
She spoke humblingly about her achievements.
He accepted the award humblingly.
Winning the award was a humblingly experience that made me realize how much I still have to learn.
She spoke humblingly about her achievements, making everyone around her feel inspired rather than inferior.
His humblingly honest remarks reminded us all of the importance of humility in success.

Synonyms

embarrassingly

vshumblingly

12 3.5

In a way that makes you feel embarrassed

causes a lowering of pride rather than strong embarrassment

humiliatingly

vshumblingly

Offensive

1 6.7

In a way that makes someone feel very ashamed and small

causes a milder loss of pride rather than deep shame

mortifyingly

vshumblingly

1 8.0

Causing strong embarrassment or shame

causes a modest loss of pride rather than intense shame

demeaningly

vshumblingly

1 7.7

In a way that makes someone feel small and ashamed

makes someone feel less proud but not deeply shamed

Antonyms

proudly

133 1.0

Showing you feel happy about something you did or are part of

arrogantly

8 4.8

In a way that shows someone thinks they are better than other people

Surface Forms

humblingly positive

Morphology

humblingly = humbling (transparent) = humble + ing + ly

The adverb is formed from the adjectival/participial 'humbling' + the productive adverbial suffix '-ly', so the meaning is directly 'in a humbling manner'.

Etymology

Humblingly comes from humble, which comes from an old Latin word humilis meaning 'low' or 'close to the ground'. So, when something happens humblingly, it brings you down and makes you feel less proud or important.