ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Humble-hearted

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Humble-hearted is an adjective meaning Meek; humble; unassuming.

Meaning

Meek; humble; unassuming.

Example Sentences

Or perhaps 'I am overawed by your undistinguished, humble-spirited, humble-minded, humble-hearted, humble-looking humility, which humbly shines . . .'?"
Too slick for what Phil liked to call Andy's "humble-hearted" style. "We'll make a suit-and-tie man out of you yet," the senator had said once, half in jest.
Old hags many of them were, dried and brown and wrinkled, kerchiefed and short-petticoated, with thick wool stockings on their bony shanks, stumping through the glittering thoroughfares, looking neither to the right nor the left, bent on duty, envying nothing, humble-hearted, remote;

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include meek, low-hearted, meekish, submissive, demissive, humblish.

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