Unobedient

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Disobedient. archaic, nonstandard, obsolete

    "For although they were worthy of any puniſhment: yit had I leuer they might haue flooriſhed in welfare and ſafetie: which had come to paſſe, if they had not bin vtterlye vnobedient too all good counſel."

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"For although they were worthy of any puniſhment: yit had I leuer they might haue flooriſhed in welfare and ſafetie: which had come to paſſe, if they had not bin vtterlye vnobedient too all good counſel."

Etymology

From Middle English unobedient. Equivalent to un- + obedient.

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