humble
adjective
not proud or arrogant; modest.
humblest
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superlativeof humble.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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For 90 years, this brief aria has bridged musical worlds—reminding us that even the humblest lullaby can rise and soar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Throckmorton’s shuttering occurred in the era before the internet conferred immortality to even the humblest of establishments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
Will, the humblest member of our group of five heroes, learned last episode that he is dying of Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Simple, ignoble, under-appreciated green cabbage: It has got to be one of the most unpretentious and humblest in all of the Cruciferae family, if not among the entire vegetable kingdom.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2024
And every animal down to the humblest worked at turning the hay and gathering it.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
