meekly
adv/miːk.li/
Etymology From Middle English mekely, mekeliche, equivalent to meek + -ly. Compare Old Norse mjúkliga.
1
In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.
- When Faith and Love which parted from thee never Had ripen'd thy just soul to dwell with God, Meekly thou did'st resign this earthly load Of Death, call'd Life; which us from Life doth sever.1673, John Milton, When Faith and Love which parted from thee never:
- It comes from the Latin insurgo, meaning “to rise up within”: so insurrectionists are, etymologically, the same as “insurgents”, even if that is normally a word for those who do not meekly accept western military rule.2021 January 13, Steven Poole, “'Insurrection': how an old word for an old thing was Trumped”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2021: