Dear Fishonabike: My Webster's New World vs your Merriam-Webster:
meek 7mck8
adj.
5ME meke (earlier meoc) < ON miukr, pliant, gentle < IE base *meug3, *meuk3, to slip, slippery, slimy > MUCK, L mucus, Gr myxa6
1 patient and mild; not inclined to anger or resentment
2 too submissive; easily imposed on; spineless; spiritless
3 [Obs.] gentle or kind
meek$ly
adv.
meek4ness
n.

Edit: But American Heritage Dictionary and ARTFL Webster 1913 agree with you.