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disobedient(dictionary)

disobedient (iou)



disobedient adjective. LME.
[Old French desobedient from Proto-Romance alt. of ecclesiastical Latin inoboedient-, from Latin oboedient- OBEDIENT: see DIS- 2.]
Refusing or failing to obey; neglectful or not observant of what is laid down as a command or duty; refractory, rebellious; insubordinate. LME.
Sir W. Scott These are not loving subjects, but disobedient rebels.
transf. Not yielding to treatment. L16.
E. Darwin Medicines..rendering..parts of the system disobedient to stimuli.
disobediently adverb M16.