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obedient |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Obedient \O*be"di*ent\, a. [OF. obedient, L. obediens, oboediens -entis. p. pr of obedire oboedire to obey. See {Obey}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: obedient adj : 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 [ant: {disobedient}]
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