obedient (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
def "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed
def the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke
examples an obedient soldier
obedient children
a little man obedient to his wife
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Also see compliant; docile; good; manageable; submissive; tractable, manipulable
Attribute obedience
Derivationally related form obedient → obedience; obedient → obedience; obedient → obedience; obedient → obey
Antonym obedient → disobedient
Similar to acquiescent, biddable; conformable; dutiful, duteous; Y2K compliant
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Also see compliant; submissive; good; manageable; docile; tractable, manipulable
Similar to acquiescent, biddable; conformable; dutiful, duteous; Y2K compliant
Antonym disobedient → obedient
Derived from adjective obediently → obedient
Derivationally related form obedience → obedient; obedience → obedient; obedience → obedient; obey → obedient
Attribute obedience

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