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Posted By: olly humbly yours - 08/20/07 10:03 AM
Kia ora all,
Is the word 'Humile' an acceptable ensemble of letters?

e.g. He has a rather humile nature about him
Posted By: Faldage Re: humbly yours - 08/20/07 11:27 AM
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.
Posted By: tsuwm Re: humbly yours - 08/20/07 11:59 AM
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.
Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu Re: humbly yours - 08/20/07 01:42 PM
> moist

ah, the word of the hour...
Posted By: Faldage Re: humbly yours - 08/20/07 11:03 PM
Originally Posted By: etaoin
> moist

ah, the word of the hour...


Yup.
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