meekly
Use Meekly in a sentence
adjective, meek·er, meek·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; Middle English meke, meoc < Old Norse mjūkr soft, mild, meek
1150–1200; Middle English meke, meoc < Old Norse mjūkr soft, mild, meek
Related forms
meek·ly, adverb
meek·ness, noun
o·ver·meek, adjective
o·ver·meek·ly, adverb
o·ver·meek·ness, noun
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meek (miːk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | patient, long-suffering, or submissive in disposition or nature; humble |
| 2. | spineless or spiritless; compliant |
| 3. | an obsolete word for gentle |
| [C12: related to Old Norse mjūkr amenable; compare Welsh mwytho to soften] | |
| 'meekly | |
| —adv | |
| 'meekness | |
| —n | |
| meek (miːk) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | patient, long-suffering, or submissive in disposition or nature; humble |
| 2. | spineless or spiritless; compliant |
| 3. | an obsolete word for gentle |
| [C12: related to Old Norse mjūkr amenable; compare Welsh mwytho to soften] | |
| 'meekly | |
| —adv | |
| 'meekness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
meek
c.1200, "gentle, courteous, kind," from O.N. mjukr "soft, pliant, gentle," from P.Gmc. *meukaz (cf. Goth. muka-modei "humility," Du. muik "soft"), of uncertain origin. Use to translate L. mansuetus from Vulgate (see mansuetude). Sense of "submissive" is from mid-14c.
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Example sentences
Normally, patrons who weren't quick enough to escape unnoticed would submit meekly to arrest or humiliation.
Church officials insist that it is not their job to fall into line meekly with public opinion.
Having been denied it, killing three people and then meekly submitting to arrest was a suitable alternative.
The producers meekly removed any scene that offended the church.
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