What part of speech is meek?

Meek can be categorized as an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. meek is an adjective.

Inflections

Adjective

Adjective to adverb

  • Adjective
    Adverb
  • meek
    meekly 
  • adjective: meek
  • adverb: meekly 

What does meek mean?

Definitions

Adjective

meek - evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient"
meek - humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"
meek - very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes

Verb

meek - Alt. of Meeken

Examples of meek

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A fine fiery blast against meek conformity.
2. adj. She looked meek but had the heart of a lion.
3. adj. Meek and self-effacing.
4. adj. Meek as a mouse.
5. adj. It's not for the meek.
6. adj. The key is that Asuka abuses Shinji. So, rarely, Shinji flips and assaults Asuka. Then Asuka is surprisingly meek.
7. adj. She is too meek.
8. adj. Thomas Lynde - a meek little man whom Avonlea people called "Rachel Lynde's husband" - was sowing his late turnip seed on the hill field beyond the barn.
Sentence  
adj.
A fine fiery blast against meek conformity.
She looked meek but had the heart of a lion.
Meek and self-effacing.
Meek as a mouse.
It's not for the meek.
The key is that Asuka abuses Shinji. So, rarely, Shinji flips and assaults Asuka. Then Asuka is surprisingly meek.
She is too meek.
Thomas Lynde - a meek little man whom Avonlea people called "Rachel Lynde's husband" - was sowing his late turnip seed on the hill field beyond the barn.

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