tamely

adverb

Definition of tamelynext
as in meekly

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Recent Examples of tamely That test soon divides matter, even for a far from sensitive ear, into what reads well & what reads tamely, haltingly, jerkily, lopsidedly, top-heavily, or otherwise badly. — Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 Once the players returned to the field, Diaz inexplicably tried a Panenka-style chip and his weak penalty sailed tamely into the arms of Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy. — Reuters, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026 Dominik Szoboszlai had just squandered a golden chance by firing tamely into the arms of Emiliano Martinez after winning the ball back high up the field when the Kop parked their frustration and vocally declared their unwavering faith in the Dutchman. — James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tamely
  1. meekly
  2. passively
Adverb
  • Sincere meekly hands her a flower from his pocket and sits down, appearing penitent.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Whether a man chose to use that pistol or meekly give up the money to a robber was up to him.
    — Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026
Definition of meekly
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  • Still, any stake should be structured passively, with no voting rights and no board seats, following the precedent of the Intel arrangement, in which the government took a roughly 10 percent nonvoting position last year.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • The people who are going to make a difference are not the ones who seek relaxation and passively use AI to work less.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
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“Tamely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tamely. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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