"meekly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /miːk.li/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meekly.wav Forms: more meekly [comparative], most meekly [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːk.li Etymology: From Middle English mekely, mekeliche, equivalent to meek + -ly. Compare Old Norse mjúkliga. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|mekely}} Middle English mekely, {{suffix|en|meek|ly}} meek + -ly, {{cog|non|mjúkliga}} Old Norse mjúkliga Head templates: {{en-adv}} meekly (comparative more meekly, superlative most meekly)
  1. In a meek manner; quietly and humbly. Translations (quietly): humblement (French), വിനീതം (vinītaṁ) (Malayalam), സൌമ്യമായി (saumyamāyi) (Malayalam), arcyskromnie (Polish), смире́нно (smirénno) (Russian), кро́тко (krótko) (Russian), mansamente (Spanish)
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