meek
[ meek ]
/ mik /
adjective, meek·er, meek·est.
humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others.
overly submissive or compliant; spiritless; tame.
Obsolete. gentle; kind.
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Origin of meek
1150–1200; Middle English meke, meoc < Old Norse mjūkr soft, mild, meek
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meek
/ (miːk) /
adjective
patient, long-suffering, or submissive in disposition or nature; humble
spineless or spiritless; compliant
an obsolete word for gentle
Derived forms of meek
meekly, adverbmeekness, nounWord Origin for meek
C12: related to Old Norse mjūkr amenable; compare Welsh mwytho to soften
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