Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an obedient manner; with due or dutiful submission to commands, authority, or control; submissively; dutifully.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an obedient manner; with obedience.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
obedient manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an obedient manner
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Examples
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Farree mouthed the word obediently but absently for he was surprised.
Flight in Yiktor Norton, Andre 1986
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And as the little head went down again obediently on his shoulder, he gave again a gentle kiss to her lips.
Melbourne House 1907
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Hilda signed her name obediently, and a square wooden box was brought in.
A Young Mutineer L. T. Meade 1884
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So the King bade him enter the closet and he went in obediently.
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The Flopper turned his head, called obediently, and in a dazed sort of way came himself to the window.
The Miracle Man 1909
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Medvedev would "obediently" withdraw as United Russia party candidate.
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Medvedev would "obediently" withdraw as United Russia party candidate.
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At the top, a similar pivoting section of shelves swung obediently to her press of button and let her noiselessly into his room.
CHAPTER XV 2010
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He put the wheel hard over, and the yacht whirled around obediently.
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And this law, with only an occasional violation, had been obediently observed by the Greek fishermen who caught salmon for the canneries and the market.
Charley's Coup 2010
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