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OBEDIENT
obedient
(adjective) dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; “an obedient soldier”; “obedient children”; “a little man obedient to his wife”; “the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened”- Edmund Burke
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
obedient (comparative more obedient, superlative most obedient)
Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority.
Synonyms
• hearsome
• dutiful
Antonyms
• disobedient
• dominant
Noun
obedient (plural obedients)
One who obeys.
Source: Wiktionary
O*be"di*ent, a. Etym: [OF. obedient, L. obediens, oboediens, -entis. p.pr. of obedire, oboedire, to obey. See Obey.]
Definition: Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command. And floating straight, obedient to the stream. Shak. The chief his orders gives; the obedient band, With due observance, wait the chief's command. Pope.
Syn.
– Dutiful; respectful; compliant; submissive.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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