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compliant

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

compliant

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

acquiescent, biddable

adj. willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"

ductile, malleable

adj. easily influenced

compliant, acquiescent, biddable

adj. willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"

passive, inactive

adj. lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith

dormant

adj. inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"

lifeless

adj. lacking in spirit or animation

placid, equable, even-tempered, good-tempered

adj. not easily irritated; "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"

accommodating, accommodative

adj. helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation; "the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in"; "made a special effort to be accommodating"

considerate

adj. showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"

cooperative

adj. done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit; "a cooperative effort"

assenting, agreeing, assentient

adj. expressing agreement or consent; "an assenting nod"

consenting

adj. having given consent; "consenting adults"

compliant

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will"

mild, modest, meek

adj. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"

passive, inactive

adj. lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith

inert, lethargic, sluggish, torpid

adj. slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

subservient

adj. compliant and obedient to authority; "editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones"-G. B. Shaw

willing

adj. disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

willing, submissive, agreeable, amenable

adj. disposed or willing to comply; "someone amenable to persuasion"

manageable

adj. capable of being managed or controlled

obedient

adj. dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke

tractable

adj. easily managed (controlled or taught or molded); "tractable young minds"; "the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler

willing

adj. disposed or inclined toward; "a willing participant"; "willing helpers"

diffused, softened

adj. (of light rays) subjected to scattering by reflection from a rough surface or transmission through a translucent material; "diffused light"

weak, effeminate

adj. characterized by excessive softness or self-indulgence: "an effeminate civilization"

euphonious

adj. (of speech or dialect) pleasing in sound; not harsh or strident; "her euphonious Southern speech"

flaccid, flabby

adj. out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance; "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"

liquid, gentle

adj. quiet and soothing; "a gentle voice"; "a gentle nocturne"

mellow

adj. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age and experience; "mellow wisdom"; "the peace of mellow age"

spoilt, spoiled, pampered

adj. having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"

submissive, conformable

adj. quick to comply; "I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all times to your will conformable"-Shakespeare

dutiful, duteous, respectful

adj. willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";

defiant

adj. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"

disobedient

adj. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"

cross-grained, balky, contrarious

adj. difficult to deal with

disobedient

adj. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; "disobedient children"

cross-grained, balky, contrarious

adj. difficult to deal with

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