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obedient
What does obedient mean?
obedient (adjective): willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce obedient?
/oʊˈbidiənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does obedient come from?
From Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to obedient
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable
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bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable
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capable or deserving to be admitted, accepted or allowed; allowable, permissible, acceptable
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no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives
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