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Word entry · 8 letters

obedient

Best crossword clue

"Ready to comply"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /əˈbiːdɪənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted bdeeinotStarts with OEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Willing to follow rules, orders, or instructions.

Word origin

From Middle English obedient, from Old French obedient, from Latin oboediēns, present active participle of oboediō (“obey”).

Used in a sentence

  • Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.
  • Damn the obedients and hail the defiants if you will; the experiment does not motivate confidence about how particular subjects would behave in markedly dissimilar situations.

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