Meek (mēk), a.
[Compar. Meeker (-ẽr);
superl. Meekest.] [OE. mek,
meoc; akin to Icel. mj?kr mild, soft, Sw.
mjuk, Dan. myg, D. muik, Goth.
mukamōdei gentleness.] 1. Mild of
temper; not easily provoked or irritated; patient under injuries; not
vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.
Now the man Moses was very meek.
Num. xii. 3.
2. Evincing mildness of temper, or patience;
characterized by mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a
meek face. "Her meek prayer."
Chaucer.
Syn. -- Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming;
humble. See Gentle.
{ Meek, Meek"en (-'n) }, v. t.
To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility.
[Obs.] Chaucer.