adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
servant
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I am, Madam, Your obedient servant ... This last enigma - the enigma of his fate - would remain.
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I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Bruno was a quiet and obedient little boy.
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Edmund was a cheerful and obedient student.
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Research shows that pupils who are good at maths tend to be more conformist and obedient than other pupils.
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The majority of people were obedient to the King, not questioning his government.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As an example of unconscious wealth Ely cited an obedient , diligent, and faithful son.
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As I always saw him, my son was a gentle, obedient soul.
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Fortunately Scott was reasonably obedient as long as some one kept a close watch over him.
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Have you ever thought, ruefully, that far from raising an obedient child you've become an obedient parent?
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Is being faithful the same thing as being obedient ?
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Once more Joseph is obedient and sets out for his own country.
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They could be expected to be as obedient to the workers as they had been to the capitalists.
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With humility she managed to convince her husband that she was obedient to his every wish.