compliant
[ kuhm-plahy-uhnt ]
/ kəmˈplaɪ ənt /
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adjective
complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.
manufactured or produced in accordance with a specified body of rules (usually used in combination): Energy Star-compliant computers.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH compliant
complacent, complaisant, compliantDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use compliant in a sentence
"They are sketching you," said Colville, and she sank compliantly into her seat again.
Indian Summer|William D. HowellsYes, I must let myself be compliantly swept further up town.
The Adventures of a Widow|Edgar FawcettMy delighted gaze rested upon him so hard that his head turned compliantly.
Woman|Magdeleine MarxHe began pacing from the hearthrug to the window and back again, while she sat down compliantly.
Song of the Lark|Willa Cather
British Dictionary definitions for compliant
compliant
compliable
/ (kəmˈplaɪənt) /
adjective
complying, obliging, or yielding
Derived forms of compliant
compliantly or compliably, adverbcompliantness or compliableness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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