self-effacingly

adverb

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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Meanings

adverbself-effacingly (comparative more self-effacingly, superlative most 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.

Origin

From self-effacing + -ly.

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APA

self-effacingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-effacingly

MLA

“self-effacingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-effacingly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-effacingly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-effacingly.

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