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meekly

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meek  (mk)
adj. meek·er, meek·est
1. Showing patience and humility; gentle.
2. Easily imposed on; submissive.
[Middle English meke, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse mjkr, soft.]
meekly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.meekly - in a submissive or spiritless manner; "meekly bowed to his wishes"
2.meekly - in a humble manner; "he humbly lowered his head"
humbly
Translations
meekly [ˈmiːklɪ] ADV [say, accept, follow] → sumisamente, dócilmente, mansamente(liter)
meekly
adv → sanft, lammfromm (inf); (pej) → duckmäuserisch; agree → widerspruchslos; submit, accept → widerstandslos; listen, sit, stand → geduldig
meekly [ˈmiːklɪ] adv → docilmente, umilmente
meekly [ˈmiːklɪ] adv → docilmente, umilmente


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Pierre did not understand a word, but the conviction that all this had to be grew stronger, and he meekly followed Anna Mikhaylovna who was already opening a door.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Rose pulled her pet curl and put up her lip, but had to own that she was wrong, and said meekly, after a pause which threatened to be sulky
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On their respectable authority he introduced himself meekly to strangers as a "black sheep.
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