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Meekly

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

ad. In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

ad. In a meek manner.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

In a meek manner; submissively; humbly; not proudly or roughly; mildly; gently.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

ad. in a submissive or spiritless manner

ad. in a humble manner

Word Usage

"Douglas would surrender the title meekly to Evander Holyfield eight months later and be remembered as a curiosity rather than a great champion - much as James J Braddock, the original "Cinderella Man" would be remembered after beating Max Baer to win the title in 1936, then losing it to Joe Louis in his first defence two years later."

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

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