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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread humbly yours #169599 08/20/2007 10:03 AM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Kia ora all, Is the word 'Humile' an acceptable ensemble of letters? e.g. He has a rather humile nature about him Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: humbly yours olly #169600 08/20/2007 11:27 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 FWIW, I've never heard it nor seen it till now. Not that I remember, anyway. Sounds like it means slightly moist, in a dirty (literally, composed of dirt) way. BTW, it's not in the AHD4. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: humbly yours Faldage #169602 08/20/2007 11:59 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass obs.To humble, to humiliate. [ad L. humiliare to humble] (last cited from 16c; as usual for this period, spelling varies: -yle, -yll, -ill) [OED2] edit: not given as an adj. Last edited by tsuwm; 08/20/2007 2:24 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: humbly yours tsuwm #169606 08/20/2007 1:42 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont > moist ah, the word of the hour... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: humbly yours Buffalo Shrdlu #169619 08/20/2007 11:03 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Originally Posted By: etaoin > moist ah, the word of the hour... Yup. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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