meek
adjective
humbly patient or quiet in nature, as under provocation from others.
meekest
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superlativeof meek.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The 2020 high school football season has ended in West Virginia with the meekest of whimpers.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2020
I witnessed her open her eyes and says in the meekest whisper of a voice: “I want to get off this merry-go-round. I want to go home.”
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2020
The lead Heather is fat-positive, the henchman is genderqueer, and the meekest member is a black lesbian.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2019
Jack appears in just one photograph, in which his son has captured him at his meekest.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2018
It had long seemed a curious contradiction to Palmer, that among the three kids rollicking on the field, Henry was the tallest yet also the meekest.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
