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obedient |
Grep of noun obedient obedient plant Overview of adj obedient The adj obedient has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) obedient -- (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) Antonyms of adj obedient 1 sense of obedient Sense 1 obedient (vs. disobedient) disobedient (vs. obedient) => contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward => froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful => recusant => fractious, refractory Similarity of adj obedient 1 sense of obedient Sense 1 obedient (vs. disobedient) => acquiescent, biddable, compliant => conformable => dutiful, duteous => Y2K compliant Also See-> compliant#1; docile#1; good#1; manageable#2; submissive#1; tractable#1 Attributes of adj obedient 1 sense of obedient Sense 1 obedient (vs. disobedient) => obedience Familiarity of adj obedient obedient used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj obedient disobedient obedient Overview of adj obedient The adj obedient has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) obedient -- (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)
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