The Clue
Kind of pie (6 letter answer)
The Answer
HUMBLE
Tags
Notes
The answer HUMBLE is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Meek
Bring down
Self-effacing
Definition
HUMBLE as a verb:
1. cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
2. (humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase) = cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
HUMBLE 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. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
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"