obedient 1
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
Definition
dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
Examples
- 1.the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed
- 2.the refractory remain unburdened- Edmund Burke
- 3.an obedient soldier
- 4.obedient children
- 5.a little man obedient to his wife


