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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Meek \Meek\, a. [Compar. {Meeker}; superl. {Meekest}.] [OE. mek, meoc; akin to Icel. mj[?]kr mild, soft, Sw. mjuk, Dan. myg, D. muik, Goth. mukam[?]dei gentleness.] 1. Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive. Not the man Moses was very meek. --Num. xii. 3. 2. Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face. [bd]Her meek prayer.[b8] --Chaucer. Syn: Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming; humble. See {Gentle}. | |
