self-effacingly

English

Etymology

From self-effacing +‎ -ly.

Adverb

self-effacingly (comparative more self-effacingly, superlative most self-effacingly)

  1. The quality of carrying oneself in a humble manner.
    John is difficult to distinguish sometimes because he carries himself so self-effacingly.
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