HUMBLE
—adjective. 1 having or showing low self-esteem. 2 of low social or political rank. 3 modest in size, pretensions, etc. —verb. (-ling) 1 make humble; abase. 2 lower the rank or status of. ? eat humble pie apologize humbly; accept humiliation. ? humbleness none. Humbly adverb. [latin humilis: related to *humus]