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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Examples of meek in a Sentence
a meek child dominated by his brothers
She may seem meek and mild but it is all an act.
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To build goodwill for the project, the representatives, a pair of meek city dwellers, deploy banal commercialese to make their case.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
Ada is meek and gentle in contrast to Christine Baranski's Agnes Van Rhijn, Ada's elder sister.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 June 2024
Jesus’ words regarding those who would harm children are not gentle, meek, or mild.
—Bill Keane, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2024
Left underground, Lucy’s meek brother, Norm (Moisés Arias), is compelled to pursue the truth behind the attack and, ultimately, their existence in the small network of partitioned vaults that’ve made up their world for centuries.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
Ada is meek and gentle in contrast to Christine Baranski's Agnes Van Rhijn, Ada's elder sister.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 June 2024
Jesus’ words regarding those who would harm children are not gentle, meek, or mild.
—Bill Keane, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2024
Left underground, Lucy’s meek brother, Norm (Moisés Arias), is compelled to pursue the truth behind the attack and, ultimately, their existence in the small network of partitioned vaults that’ve made up their world for centuries.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Meek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meek. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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