meek

[ meek ]

/ mik /

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adjective, meek·er, meek·est.

humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.

overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame.

Obsolete. gentle; kind.

Origin of meek

1150–1200; Middle English meke, meoc < Old Norse mjūkr soft, mild, meek

SYNONYMS FOR meek

1 forbearing; yielding; unassuming; pacific, calm, soft. See gentle.

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OTHER WORDS FROM meek

meek·ly, adverb meek·ness, noun o·ver·meek, adjective o·ver·meek·ly, adverb

o·ver·meek·ness, noun

Words nearby meek

medvedev, medway, mee, meech lake accord, meed, meek, meer, meerkat, meerschaum, meerut, meet

Example sentences from the Web for meekly

Bob Cratchit, the clerk who is the father of Tiny Tim and who meekly serves Scrooge, is paid fifteen shillings a week.

How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas |Clive Irving |December 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Devastated and utterly embarrassed, I meekly raised my hand.

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Surely the party can tolerate a few midlevel leaders, especially younger ones, meekly supporting the policy.

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Nonplussed, he thought for a moment, smiled, and meekly confessed, “Nothing I guess—just boxing and my family.”

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Despite Euro elite expectations, Italian voters have not meekly submitted to foreign-imposed austerity.

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“I hear and obey,” he meekly answered, and so he went to fight the Moors.

Patraas |R. H. Busk
“My hat and the butter,” said Anthony meekly, and at this unique combination they both laughed.

A Village Stradivarius |Kate Douglas Wiggin
"There is an errand that I desired him to do," she replied, meekly enough.

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Under her poke bonnet I saw her meekly parted hair and her faded cheeks, flushed now with a hectic colour.

The Romance of a Plain Man |Ellen Glasgow
Eleanor felt chagrined and meekly followed Polly after this.

Polly and Eleanor |Lillian Elizabeth Roy

British Dictionary definitions for meekly

meek

/ (miːk) /

adjective

patient, long-suffering, or submissive in disposition or nature; humble

spineless or spiritless; compliant

an obsolete word for gentle

Derived forms of meek

meekly, adverb meekness, noun

Word Origin for meek

C12: related to Old Norse mjūkr amenable; compare Welsh mwytho to soften

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meek

adjective, meek·er, meek·est.

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meek

adjective, meek·er, meek·est.

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Words nearby meek

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