meek

adjective [-er/-est only]

/mik/

Definition

› quiet and unwilling to disagree or fight or to strongly support personal ideas and opinions: He’s slight, meek, and balding, and hardly heroic. meekly

/ˈmi·kli/ adverb › Jennifer meekly suggested that maybe it won't happen.

(Definition of meek adjective from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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