adv
Meaning 1
In an obedient manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
obediently
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adverb
Meaning 2
in an obedient manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: yieldingly
Antonyms: disobediently
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English obedient Middle English -ly English -ly English obediently From obedient + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: obedientment — in an obedient manner
- Dutch: gehoorzaam — in an obedient manner
- Finnish: kuuliaisesti — in an obedient manner
- Finnish: tottelevaisesti — in an obedient manner
- French: docilement — in an obedient manner
- French: sans discuter — in an obedient manner
- Galician: obedientemente — in an obedient manner
- German: gehorsam — in an obedient manner
- Italian: ubbidientemente — in an obedient manner
- Latin: oboedienter — in an obedient manner
- Polish: posłusznie — in an obedient manner
- Portuguese: obedientemente — in an obedient manner
- Spanish: obedientemente — in an obedient manner
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