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meekest

meekest is the superlative form of meek.

Meaning of meek

Adjective

meek (comparative meeker, superlative meekest)

  1. Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
    • Blessed are the meeke: for they shall inherit the earth.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 5:5
  2. Submissive, dispirited, cowed.
    • What if they were wolves instead of lambs? They'd eat her all the sooner if she was meek to them. Fight or be eaten.1920, Sinclair Lewis, Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, →OCLC

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Questions about meekest

What is meekest the superlative form of?
Meekest is the superlative form of meek.

Words near meekest in the dictionary

  1. meeker
  2. Meeker County
  3. meekered
  4. meekering
  5. meekers
  6. meekest
  7. meekful
  8. meekhead
  9. meeking
  10. Meekings
  11. Meekins

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