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obediently, adv.|əʊˈbiːdɪəntlɪ| [f. obedient + -ly2.] In an obedient manner; in or with obedience; submissively, dutifully.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. ii. x. (1495) b vj b/1 Sedes make hemselfe subget to god obedyently, & not compellyd but by very fredom. a1557M. Basset tr. More's Treat. Passion Wks. 1365/2 Yf we..be readye obedientely to folowe hys most blessed will. 1642Milton Apol. Smect. ii. Wks. (1851) 284 Reason..conducting without error those that give themselves obediently to be led accordingly. 1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) II. xxiii. 152 You are so obediently principled. 1818Shelley Rev. Islam x. v, Obediently they came, Like sheep. 1885Manch. Exam. 18 Feb. 6/1 To submit obediently to the powers that be. |