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
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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According to the latest report from L.A.’s film office, production days on location decreased more than 22 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared with an already meek period in 2024.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
Democrats, unable either to diagnose or to admit to their own failings, measured their victories in the meekest of triumphs, and seemed to have lost all sense of purpose, direction, and proportion.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
With consumer confidence at its lowest level in three years and inflation expected to climb as a consequence of the trade war, even meek Republicans have raised complaints about the impact of some of Trump’s moves on their political future.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Following five girls in mid-1970s suburbia, presided over by an overprotective mother and meek father, the film presents its tragedies — and the sisters themselves — as hazy and elusive.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 May 2025
Democrats, unable either to diagnose or to admit to their own failings, measured their victories in the meekest of triumphs, and seemed to have lost all sense of purpose, direction, and proportion.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
With consumer confidence at its lowest level in three years and inflation expected to climb as a consequence of the trade war, even meek Republicans have raised complaints about the impact of some of Trump’s moves on their political future.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Following five girls in mid-1970s suburbia, presided over by an overprotective mother and meek father, the film presents its tragedies — and the sisters themselves — as hazy and elusive.
—Sezin Devi Koehler, EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for meek
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“Meek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meek. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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