Obedient

Definition of obedient:

part of speech: adjective

Willing to obey: dutiful.

part of speech: adverb

Obediently.

part of speech: adjective

Willing to do as one is bidden; submissive to authority; dutifully yielding.

Usage examples for obedient:

• " You see your faithful hands, your very obedient friends, have got a will of their own already," whispered Papalier to Bayou, as they set their horses forward again: Henri turning homewards on the tired horse which had carried double, and Bayou mounting that which Toussaint had brought. "The Hour and the Man An Historical Romance", Harriet Martineau.

• The priest then asks the woman, " Wilt thou be obedient to him?" "Armenian Legends and Festivals", Louis A. Boettiger.

• I wonder thine Uncle Roger did not choose for thee a more obedient servant. "A Boy's Ride", Gulielma Zollinger.