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Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old Norse
Origin: mjukr 'soft'

meek

 adjective
     
meek
very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue with people:
He was always so meek and mild.
—meekly adverb:
'All right,' said Neil meekly.
—meekness noun [uncountable]
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