Clues for the word "HUMBLE"
We've had 19 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 32 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Quick crossword on March 02, 2026.
Definition of humble
- superl. - Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
- superl. - Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly; waek; modest.
- a. - Hornless. See Hummel.
- v. t. - To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.
- v. t. - To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and submissive; -- often used rexlexively.
Referring Clues
- Self-effacing
- Modest
- Unlikely to brag
- Hardly conceited
- Kind of pie
- Bring down
- Lowly
- Unpretentious
- Conscious of one's shortcomings
- Modest presenter of 8 in part exchange
- Servile
- Meek
- Lowly - modest - unpretentious
- Aware of one's failings
- Fourth in a series of Web postings
- U-turn from vain
- Type of pie?
- Take down a peg
- Respectful
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Quick - March 02, 2026
- Daily Quick - August 19, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - August 08, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - August 17, 2024
- Daily Quick - August 19, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - April 05, 2023
- LA Times - January 25, 2018
- Penny Dell Daily - September 03, 2017
- Daily Quick - August 19, 2017
- King Syndicate - Premier Sunday - August 13, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - March 09, 2017
- Guardian Quick - February 15, 2017
- Netword - December 02, 2015
- Guardian Quick - July 07, 2015
- New York Times - April 01, 2014
- Chronicle of Higher Education - March 22, 2013
- Guardian Quick - January 30, 2013
- New York Times - July 22, 2012
- Guardian Quick - August 12, 2011
- Guardian Cryptic - June 06, 2011
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - September 22, 2008
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - July 21, 2007
- Guardian Quick - June 26, 2007
- Guardian Quick - April 29, 2007
- Guardian Quick - February 05, 2007
- LA Times - January 03, 2007
- Guardian Quick - April 15, 2006
- Guardian Quick - September 23, 2005
- Guardian Quick - March 30, 2005
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - February 09, 2005
- And in 2 more crossword puzzles...