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obedient - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'obedient' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Obedient [ a.]
- Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.

Meaning of 'obedient' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . obedient [ a]
Meaning (1):
- dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
Example in sentence:
  • a little man obedient to his wife;
  • an obedient soldier;
  • obedient children;
  • the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened

Nearby Words:

obeah obectize obedible obedience obedienciary obediential obediently obeisance obeisancy obeisant

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