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obedient adjective
/əʊ ˈbiː.di.ənt/
/oʊ-/ adj Definition
doing, or willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in authority
Students are expected to be quiet and obedient in the classroom.
an obedient dog
See also: obey
Opposite: disobedient
obediently adverb
/əʊ ˈbiː.di.ənt.li//oʊ-/ adv The dog trotted obediently to his master.
(Definition of obedient adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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