inobedient en · ADJ
Etymology
From Middle English inobedient, from Old French inobedient, from Latin inoboediens (“not obedient”), present participle of inoboedire (“to disobey”). Compare French inobedient. See obedient.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Not obedient; disobedient.
[...] I'se near be the ill bird and foul my nest, set apart strong necessity and the skreigh of duty, which no man should hear and be inobedient.
1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter X, in Rob Roy. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC, page 208:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most inobedient | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more inobedient | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |