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Meekly (adv) means In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.

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In a meek manner; quietly and humbly.

"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." — Steven Poole, 'Insurrection': how an old word for an old thing was Trumped (2021)

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