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- Dictionaryobedient/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪənt/
adjective
- 1. complying or willing to comply with an order or request; submissive to another's authority: "a docile and obedient dog"
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OBEDIENT definition: 1. doing, or willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in authority: 2. doing, or…. Learn more.
The meaning of OBEDIENT is submissive to the restraint or command of authority : willing to obey. How to use obedient in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Obedient.
OBEDIENT meaning: 1. doing, or willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in authority: 2. doing, or…. Learn more.
Obedient definition: obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority. See examples of OBEDIENT used in a sentence.
Use obedient to describe someone who knows the rules, toes the line, and follows instructions. The word can refer to people (an obedient student), a group ( obedient citizens), or even animals (an obedient dog).
A person or animal who is obedient does what they are told to do. He was very respectful at home and obedient to his parents. What a sweet, obedient little girl she was in the sixth grade. Synonyms: submissive, yielding, compliant, under control More Synonyms of obedient. obedience uncountable noun.
Definition of obedient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.