adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It's depressing to see an intelligent, spirited young woman like her turning into a meek and compliant wife.
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Patients who are less compliant may be forced to take medication against their will.
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Some patients are more compliant than others in the hospital.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At Croxford House the luxuries of small classes and lavish facilities, plus moderately compliant children, cushioned his inadequacies.
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At this the lowest level, what is done is done in a compliant way.
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But he would have to try and be a little more compliant , throw a little more charm around.
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But the cardinal seemed unaware that the laity was no longer as compliant as it had once been.
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But they are not truly compliant , since they do express their anger indirectly-they fail.
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Instead, I was a pliable, compliant inhabitant of a world of vague feelings and limited comprehension.