as in humble
not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness a meek girl who quietly went along with whatever her circle of friends wanted

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Recent Examples on the Web But a meek surrender in West London saw the opportunity pass them by. Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 Sweeney plays against type as a meek, dowdy wife fighting to find her voice. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2024 The list includes nations large and small, rich and poor, mighty and meek, industrial and agrarian, developed and undeveloped, diverse and homogeneous, well established and newly or recently created. Eli Amdur, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024 The paintings, yes, thwart the racist stereotype that Asian women are meek and docile, but that’s not a statement Ba is trying to make. Ann Binlot, ARTnews.com, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for meek 

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“Meek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meek. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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