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obedient

/əˈbidiənt/ adjective B2
  1. Willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority; biddable. · Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.
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The young man took the helm, felt to see if the vessel answered the rudder promptly and seeing that, without being a first-rate sailor, she yet was tolerably obedient.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 230 · C1
La Jeune Amélie had a very active crew, very obedient to their captain, who lost as little time as possible.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 237 · C1

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