The Clue
Unassuming (4 letter answer)
The Answer
MEEK
Tags
Notes
The answer MEEK is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
Related Clues
Docile
Humble
Lamblike
Pacific
Shrinking
Submissive
Undemanding
Biblical heirs, with "the"
Blessed ones
Docile; gentle
Earth inheritors
Earth inheritors, with "the"
Earth's inheritors
Far from aggressive
Far from forceful
Hardly demanding
Hardly warlike
Humbly patient
Inheritors of the earth
Like Milquetoast
Like a milquetoast
Not bold
Overly compliant
Overly docile
Proverbial heirs
Provincial heirs
Self-effacing
Easily imposed upon
Like Caspar Milquetoast
Unlikely to raise a ruckus
Definition
MEEK as an adjective:
1. (meek, mild, modest) = humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"
2. (meek, tame) = very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
3. (meek, spiritless) = evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"