obedient

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke

Etymology

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

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