Obedient vs Sterling - What's the difference?
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Willing]] to [[comply#Verb, comply with the (l), orders, or (l) of those in authority.
The currency of the United Kingdom; especially the pound.
* {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
, title=
, chapter=1 Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925.
* S. M. Leake
Sterling silver, or articles made from this material.
A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge; a starling.
of, or relating to British currency, or the former British coinage.
of, relating to, or made from sterling silver.
Of acknowledged worth or influence; high quality; authoritative.
* {{quote-news
, year=2014
, date=December 13
, author=Mandeep Sanghera
, title=Burnley 1-0 Southampton
, work=BBC Sport
Genuine; true; pure; of great value or excellence.
As adjectives the difference between obedient and sterling
is that obedient is willing to comply with the commands, orders, or instructions of those in authority while sterling is of, or relating to British currency, or the former British coinage.As a noun sterling is
the currency of the United Kingdom; especially the pound.As a proper noun Sterling is
a Scottish surname, variant of Stirling.obedient
English
Alternative forms
* (qualifier)Adjective
(en adjective)- Jessica was so intensely obedient of her parents that her brother sometimes thought she was a robot.
Synonyms
* (l) * (l)Antonyms
* disobedient * dominantExternal links
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English
(wikipedia sterling)Noun
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- Sterling was the known and approved standard in England, in all probability, from the beginning of King Henry the Second's reign.
Adjective
(-)citation, page= , passage=Southampton had been hoping to get back to winning ways to prove to their critics there was substance to their sterling start to the season.}}