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Inflections of 'meek' (adj):

meeker: adj comparative

meekest: adj superlative

meek
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Sense: Adjective: lacking spirit

Synonyms:

subdued , weak , yielding, docile, submissive, compliant , resigned, obedient, passive, tractable, unresisting, unambitious, unaspiring, patient

Sense: Adjective: gentle

Synonyms:

gentle , docile, dovelike, lamblike, mild , meek and mild, quiet , tame

Sense: Adjective: shy

Synonyms:

shy , timid, mousy, retiring, shy and retiring, reserved , bashful

Sense: Adjective: humble

Synonyms:

humble , modest , unassuming, abject, plain , unboastful, unimposing, unobtrusive, unostentatious, unpresumptuous, unpresuming, humble-spirited

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