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Meekly

//miːk.li// adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.

    "When Faith and Love which parted from thee never Had ripen'd thy just soul to dwell with God, Meekly thou did'st resign this earthly load Of Death, call'd Life; which us from Life doth sever."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a humble manner wordnet
  2. 2
    in a submissive or spiritless manner wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English mekely, mekeliche, equivalent to meek + -ly. Compare Old Norse mjúkliga.

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