Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Meekest"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
``Her meek prayer.'' --Chaucer.
Syn: Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming;
humble. See {Gentle}.
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