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Definición y significado de obedient
Definición
obedient (adj.)
1.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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Merriam Webster
ObedientO*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.
Sinónimos
obedient (adj.)
acquiescent, amenable, biddable, compliant, deferential, docile, dutiful, filial, loyal, meek, prostrate, regardful, respectful, servile, submissive, subservient
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obedient (adj.)
↗ compliantly, docilely, meekly, obediently, obey, pliantly, tractably, willingly, yieldingly ≠ disobedient, indisciplined, insubordinate, lawless, undisciplined, unruly
Frases
Diccionario analógico
obedient (adj.)
obéissant (fr)[Classe]
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