'Meekly' definitions:
Definition of 'meekly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In a submissive or spiritless manner; "meekly bowed to his wishes"
adverb
In a humble manner; "he humbly lowered his head" [syn: humbly, meekly]
Definition of 'Meekly'
From: GCIDE
- Meekly \Meek"ly\, adv. In a meek manner. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'meekly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abjectly,
- acquiescently,
- compliantly,
- gently,
- humbly,
- like a lamb,
- mildly,
- modestly,
- on all fours,
- on bended knee,
- pacifically,
- passively,
- peaceably,
- quietly,
- resignedly,
- submissively,
- tamely,
- unassumingly,
- uncomplainingly,
- unobtrusively,
- unostentatiously,
- unpresumptuously,
- unpretendingly,
- unpretentiously,
- with bated breath,
- with due deference,
- without ceremony