The Clue
Meek or humble (5 letter answer)
The Answer
LOWLY
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Notes
The answer LOWLY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
Related Clues
Base
Humble
Menial
Humble in position
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"