meek
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meek 
[meek] Pronunciation Key
—Related forms
[meek] Pronunciation Key –adjective, -er, -est.
| 1. | humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others. |
| 2. | overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame. |
| 3. | Obsolete. gentle; kind. |
[Origin: 1150–1200; ME meke, meoc < ON mjūkr soft, mild, meek]
] —Related forms
meekly, adverb
meekness, noun
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| meek
(mēk) Pronunciation Key
adj. meek·er, meek·est
[Middle English meke, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mjūkr, soft.] meek'ly adv. |
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