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com·pli·ant

[kuhm-plahy-uhnt]
adjective
1.
complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.
2.
manufactured or produced in accordance with a specified body of rules (usually used in combination): Energy Star-compliant computers.

Origin:
1635–45; comply + -ant

com·pli·ant·ly, adverb
o·ver·com·pli·ant, adjective
pre·com·pli·ant, adjective
qua·si-com·pli·ant, adjective
qua·si-com·pli·ant·ly, adverb
un·com·pli·ant, adjective
un·com·pli·ant·ly, adverb

complacent, complaisant, compliant.
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compliant or compliable (kəmˈplaɪənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
complying, obliging, or yielding
 
compliable or compliable
 
adj
 
com'pliantly or compliable
 
adv
 
com'pliably or compliable
 
adv
 
com'pliantness or compliable
 
n
 
com'pliableness or compliable
 
n

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compliant
1640s, from comply.
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