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<h1>Humbly</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"bly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With humility; lowly.</def>

<i>Pope.</i>

<h1>Humbug</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"bug`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. fr. <ets>hum</ets> to impose on, deceive + <ets>bug</ets> a frightful object.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish fellow; an impostor.</def>

<i>Sir J. Stephen.</i>

<h1>Humbug</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"bug`</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Humbugged</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Humbugging</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.</def>

<h1>Humbugger</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"bug`ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who humbugs.</def>

<h1>Humbuggery</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"bug`ger*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The practice of imposition.</def>

<h1>Humdrum</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"drum`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Monotonous; dull; commonplace.</def> "A <i>humdrum</i> crone."

<i>Bryant.</i>

<h1>Humdrum</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hum"drum`</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A dull fellow; a bore.</def>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Monotonous and tedious routine.</def>

<blockquote>Dissatisfied with <b>humdrum</b>. <i>The Nation.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A low cart with three wheels, drawn by one horse.</def>

<h1>Humect, Humectate</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw><hw>Hu*mect"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Hu*mec"tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>humectare</ets>, <ets>humectatum</ets>, fr. <ets>humectus</ets> moist, fr. <ets>humere</ets> to be moist: cf. F. <ets>humecter</ets>.]</ety> <def>To moisten; to wet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Howell.</i>

<h1>Humectant</h1> <Xpage=712>

<hw>Hu*mec"tant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>humectans</ets>, p.pr.]</ety> <def>Diluent.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A diluent drink or medicine.</def></def2> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>