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obedient

[ oh-bee-dee-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority:

    an obedient son.

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obedient

/ əˈːɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. obeying or willing to obey
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱Գٱ, adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of obedient1

1175–1225; Middle English < Old French < Latin oboedient- (stem of DzDZ徱ŧԲ ), present participle of DzDZī to obey; -ent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of obedient1

C13: from Old French, from Latin oboediens, present participle of DzDZī to obey
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Example Sentences

Fittingly, Pattinson hunches his shoulders and curls his upper lip: an obedient lab rat.

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Roan says musicians are trained to be obedient.

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How will these elements respond — as obedient oppressors or principled protectors of popular dissent?

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But Trump's affection for men who've been similarly accused directly conflicts with his desire to seem like an all-powerful leader presiding over the adoring, obedient Republican masses.

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“Mexicans are considered great workers around the world and that’s very positive, but it is also due to the fact that we are obedient and being obedient is very convenient to the system,” Briones says.

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