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meekly

/ˈmikli/MEE-klee
/ˈmikli/MEE-klee

Meaningin a meek way

Common meaning: quietly and without protest

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)mjukr‘soft, mild’source
  2. Middle Englishmekesource
  3. Englishmeek‘gentle’
  4. Englishformed in English from meekmeekly‘quietly and without protest’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from meek + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MEEK, p.362 · scan

Source words

  • mjukr Old Norse (Icelandic) · source word “soft, pliant”

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