obediently
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o·be·di·ent
(ō-bē′dē-ənt)adj.
Dutifully complying with the commands, orders, or instructions of one in authority.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin oboediēns, oboedient-, present participle of oboedīre, to obey; see obey.]
o·be′di·ent·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | obediently - in an obedient manner; "obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking" disobediently - in a disobedient manner; "he went ahead disobediently and did what his supervisor had warned him not to do" |
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obediently
adverb submissively, meekly, dutifully, passively, unresistingly He walked obediently beside his mother.
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مُطيعا ، بِطاعَه
lydigt
af hlÿîni; möglunarlaust
ubogljivo
itaatle
obediently
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obey
(əˈbei) , ((American) ou-) verb to do what one is told to do. I obeyed the order.
obedience (əˈbiːdjəns) noun1. the act of obeying. obedience to an order.
2. willingness to obey. She showed great obedience.
oˈbedient adjectivean obedient and well-behaved child.
oˈbediently adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.