The Clue
Humble in position (5 letter answer)
The Answer
LOWLY
Tags
Notes
The answer LOWLY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
Related Clues
Base
Humble
Menial
Meek or humble
Definition
LOWLY as an adjective:
1. (humble, low, lowly, modest, small) = low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
2. (junior-grade, inferior, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary, subaltern, subordinate) = inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate functionary"
3. (humble, menial, lowly) = used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
4. (base, baseborn, humble, lowly) = of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"