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Definition of obedient in English: obedientadjective əˈbiːdɪənt Complying or willing to comply with an order or request; submissive to another's authority. a docile and obedient dog children are taught to be obedient to their parents Example sentencesExamples - Noriko reached into her miniature satchel and retrieved the requested item like an obedient nurse in an operating theatre.
- Iain has encouraged me to share this with you and since I'm such an obedient wife…
- Her daughters also read spiritual works and were obedient to their mother.
- Sometimes, he turns me into a child and I become shy and obedient.
- Of course, every American is not always ignorant, hypocritical and obedient.
- This seems to be, in many ways, a question of one law for the them, and one for the obedient puppy, excepting for some salient cases.
- No one knows what to make of her because she seems so obedient.
- Kate is eventually tamed and obedient towards her husband by the end of the play.
- They are expected to be obedient and comply with requests from adults immediately.
- Commanded to sit by Sir Walter, the women are all obedient acquiescence.
- Children are expected to be obedient and to show respect for their elders.
- Row after row of white tennis shoes sit upright on foot spikes like pristine, obedient soldiers standing to attention.
- Other people enjoy the dance of the fingers across an obedient keyboard.
- With Mimi he was expected to be neatly groomed, dutiful and obedient.
- Like an obedient servant, who follows his master's commands, the young ones always go with the mother.
- Since when did her quiet, passive, obedient brother ever command anyone?
- Even grown men are expected to take orders from their mothers, expected to be obedient till the day they die.
- We have been taught to be obedient to authorities and not to think for ourselves much.
- Make me like in mind to you, as an obedient child, meek and still.
- Dee believed the Angels to be obedient servants of God, submissive to the authority of Christ.
Synonyms compliant, acquiescent, tractable, amenable dutiful, good, law-abiding, deferential, respectful, duteous, under control, well trained, well disciplined, disciplined, observant, manageable, governable, conformable docile, biddable, submissive, tame, meek, passive, unresisting, malleable, pliable, pliant, yielding, subservient, obsequious, servile
Phrases dated A formula used to end a letter. Example sentencesExamples - As your obedient servant, I acquired both products and have been testing them ever since.
- I have the honour to remain, Ma'am, your obedient servant,
- We beg to remain, sirs, your obedient servant… the England cricket team.
- It was an age when letters routinely ended with formulae like ‘I beg to remain your obedient servant’ although the writer had no wish to do anything of the kind.
- They all signed off any official communication to any ordinary citizen with, ‘I am your obedient servant.’
Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin oboedient- 'obeying', from the verb oboedire (see obey). Rhymes expedient, ingredient, mediant Definition of obedient in US English: obedientadjective Complying or willing to comply with orders or requests; submissive to another's will. a docile and obedient dog children are taught to be obedient to their parents Example sentencesExamples - Kate is eventually tamed and obedient towards her husband by the end of the play.
- They are expected to be obedient and comply with requests from adults immediately.
- With Mimi he was expected to be neatly groomed, dutiful and obedient.
- Commanded to sit by Sir Walter, the women are all obedient acquiescence.
- Children are expected to be obedient and to show respect for their elders.
- Even grown men are expected to take orders from their mothers, expected to be obedient till the day they die.
- Like an obedient servant, who follows his master's commands, the young ones always go with the mother.
- Make me like in mind to you, as an obedient child, meek and still.
- Row after row of white tennis shoes sit upright on foot spikes like pristine, obedient soldiers standing to attention.
- We have been taught to be obedient to authorities and not to think for ourselves much.
- No one knows what to make of her because she seems so obedient.
- Noriko reached into her miniature satchel and retrieved the requested item like an obedient nurse in an operating theatre.
- Sometimes, he turns me into a child and I become shy and obedient.
- Since when did her quiet, passive, obedient brother ever command anyone?
- Iain has encouraged me to share this with you and since I'm such an obedient wife…
- This seems to be, in many ways, a question of one law for the them, and one for the obedient puppy, excepting for some salient cases.
- Dee believed the Angels to be obedient servants of God, submissive to the authority of Christ.
- Her daughters also read spiritual works and were obedient to their mother.
- Other people enjoy the dance of the fingers across an obedient keyboard.
- Of course, every American is not always ignorant, hypocritical and obedient.
Synonyms compliant, acquiescent, tractable, amenable
Phrases dated A formula used to end a letter. Example sentencesExamples - We beg to remain, sirs, your obedient servant… the England cricket team.
- I have the honour to remain, Ma'am, your obedient servant,
- They all signed off any official communication to any ordinary citizen with, ‘I am your obedient servant.’
- It was an age when letters routinely ended with formulae like ‘I beg to remain your obedient servant’ although the writer had no wish to do anything of the kind.
- As your obedient servant, I acquired both products and have been testing them ever since.
Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin oboedient- ‘obeying’, from the verb oboedire (see obey). |