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Definition of Obedient
1. Adjective. Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority. "The obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"
Also: Compliant, Submissive, Good, Manageable, Docile, Manipulable, Tractable
Similar to: Acquiescent, Biddable, Conformable, Duteous, Dutiful, Y2k Compliant
Antonyms: Disobedient
Derivative terms: Obedience, Obedience, Obedience, Obey
Definition of Obedient
1. a. Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.
Definition of Obedient
1. Adjective. Willing to comply with the (commands), orders, or (instructions) of those in authority. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Obedient
1. obeying or willing to obey [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obedient
Literary usage of Obedient
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index, and by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1853)
"... and all the good he shall receive in this life: both which are wholly owing
to this gentleman's favour to, sir, 'Your most obedient humble servant, 'S. ..."
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