Syntaxiom

meekly

/ˈmikɫi/ adv

In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.

Word Origin Meekly comes from Old Norse mjúkr 'soft, mild' — a meek person is gentle and unassuming. The Proto-Germanic root *meukaz meant 'soft,' and it's related to words like muck (soft dirt) and possibly mucus. So meekly means acting in a soft, gentle manner.

adv In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.

He meekly accepted the criticism without arguing.

(副词) 温顺地；顺从地；谦卑地；恭顺地

他温顺地接受了批评，没有争辩。

(adverbio) dócilmente; mansamente; humildemente; sumisamente [De manera dócil; con quietud y humildad.]

Aceptó mansamente la crítica sin discutir.

(adverbe) docilement; humblement; avec soumission [De manière douce et soumise, sans protester.]

Il a **meekly** accepté la critique sans discuter.

(Adverb) demütig; bescheiden; unterwürfig [Auf eine sanftmütige, demütige Weise; ohne Widerspruch oder Auflehnung.]

Er akzeptierte die Kritik **meekly**, ohne zu diskutieren.

(副詞) 温順な方法で、静かに謙虚に、従順に従うように。

彼は反論もせずにおとなしく批判を受け入れた。

(advérbio) mansamente; humildemente; docemente; submissamente; com resignação [De modo manso; quietamente e humildemente.]

Ele aceitou a crítica humildemente sem discutir.

Synonyms: humbly submissively docilely gently mildly timidly softly sheepishly Antonyms: boldly arrogantly assertively confidently
Word parts: meek + ly

Common collocations

to prep say verb not adv stand verb go verb have verb accept verb would verb obey verb follow verb do verb submit verb

Related words

meekness

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