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adjective

Meek adj. (compar. meeker; superl. meekest)

Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive. "Now the man Moses was very meek."

Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face. "Her meek prayer."

Synonyms: Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming; humble. See Gentle.

verb

Meeken, Meek v. t. To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Meek'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Meek" Quotes from Famous Books

... as he hops away from the briers that hide his nest, you would never dream that he is a cousin to the meek brown Sparrows. A very smart bird is 'Jore-e Blur-re,' as he keeps telling you his name is, trig in his glossy black long-tailed coat, his vest with reddish side facings, white trousers, and light-brown shoes and stockings. ...

— Citizen Bird • Mabel Osgood Wright and Elliott Coues

... heart, and attainment were transcendent. Though naturally meek and diffident, when it came to matters of duty and conviction he was courageous, self-sacrificing, and brave beyond any mere man known to history. Elijah fled before the threats of Jezebel, but no powers on earth ...

— Luther and the Reformation: - The Life-Springs of Our Liberties • Joseph A. Seiss

... and only one, recorded instance of this very meek instrument suddenly asserting itself by going on strike, and that is in the sketch entitled Private Theatres (S.B.S. 13), where the amateurs take so long to dress for their parts that 'the flute says he'll be blowed if he ...

— Charles Dickens and Music • James T. Lightwood

... borne his faculties so meek, hath been So clear in his great office, that his virtues Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongued, against The deep damnation ...

— Charles Frohman: Manager and Man • Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman

... tender sigh, the balmy tear, That meek-eyed pity gave, My last expiring hour shall cheer, And bless ...

— Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants • James H. Head

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