1
: enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild
a meek child dominated by his brothers
2
: deficient in spirit and courage : submissive
"I don't care," came the meek reply—
Annetta Miller
Annetta Miller3
: not violent or strong : moderate
his delivery varied from a meek, melodic patter to rapid-fire scriptural allusions—Bob Trebilcock
Bob Trebilcock
meekly
adverb
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a meek child dominated by his brothers
She may seem meek and mild but it is all an act.
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Somebody left the world last night, and last, and
last, and last: wild is the glower of wind, and words
too thin, too meek to shelter.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
He was supposed to be a meek guy who doesn’t speak up.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2025
The evil John Paul was dead, killed not by one of his four sisters-in-law — each of whom had a compelling motive to commit murder — but by his seemingly meek wife, Grace, fed up by years of abusive behavior.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
Each tree has promised itself right up from the ground, branches full of dying...
Elegy Written In A City Cemetery
Sina Queyras
Somebody left the world last night, and last, and
last, and last: wild is the glower of wind, and words
too thin, too meek to shelter.
—Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
He was supposed to be a meek guy who doesn’t speak up.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for meek
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“Meek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meek. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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