Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meekly

/miːk.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: meek-ly
IPA: /miːk.li/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.

Example Sentences

"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."
"It comes from the Latin insurgo, meaning “to rise up within”: so insurrectionists are, etymologically, the same as “insurgents”, even if that is normally a word for those who do not meekly accept western military rule."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mekely
Suffix: meek

Inflected Forms

more meekly (comparative) most meekly (superlative)

Synonyms

humbly

Rhymes With

weekly bi-weekly uniquely weakly obliquely biweekly weekley bleakley weakley szekely sleekly steakley

Questions

How do you pronounce meekly?: The recorded pronunciation is /miːk.li/.
What does meekly mean?: In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.
Where does meekly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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