obedient
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[edit] English
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- obœdient (archaic, rare)
[edit] Etymology
From Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).
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[edit] Adjective
obedient (comparative more obedient, superlative most obedient)
- Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority.
- Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.
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willing to comply with the commands
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[edit] External links
- obedient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- obedient in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Anglo-Norman
[edit] Etymology
From Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).
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obedient m.
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Declension of obedient
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Subject | obedienz, obedients | obediente | obedient |
| Oblique | obedient | obediente | obedient | |
| Plural | Subject | obedient | obedientes | obedient |
| Oblique | obedienz, obedients | obedientes | obedient |
[edit] Catalan
[edit] Etymology
From Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).
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obedient m. and f. (plural obedients)
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[edit] Verb
obedient
- third-person plural future active indicative of obediō
