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Webster 1913 Edition


Compliant

Com-pli′ant

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Adj.
Yielding; bending; pliant; submissive.
“The compliant boughs.”
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Compliant

COMPLIANT

, a.
1.
Yielding, bending; as the compliant boughs. [See Pliant, which is generally used.]
2.
Yielding to request or desire; civil; obliging.

Definition 2024


compliant

compliant

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Adjective

compliant (comparative more compliant, superlative most compliant)

  1. Willing to comply; yielding; bending; pliant; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
    The suspect was compliant when arrested.
  2. Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
    The browser is standards-compliant.
    The workplace is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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