Adjective : a man with a compliant nature. ,Energy Star-compliant computers. From Dictionary.com.
She came compliantly, limply, letting him hold her. From Wordnik.com. [Morgawr]
She fired, and Kirk crumpled compliantly on the floor. From Wordnik.com. [Demons] Reference
They were inspecting a ship compliantly and according to U.N. rules. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2007] Reference
It rides compliantly and lets you hear only the noises you want to hear. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Picks: Sporty cars, part 2] Reference
He fell into the mattress, which bludgeoned him compliantly unconscious. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
Government and the media set the agenda, and we should compliantly follow. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
The herd trailed after us compliantly, all three hundred and sixteen of them. From Wordnik.com. [River God]
A motor hummed compliantly, and the top layer of gray plasteel retracted half-way. From Wordnik.com. [Flinx In Flux]
A motor hummed compliantly, and the top layer of gray plasteel retracted half‑way. From Wordnik.com. [Flinx In Flux]
Grianne followed after him compliantly, but had to be hauled over the rougher spots. From Wordnik.com. [Morgawr]
Yet they compliantly held up their hands like grade-schoolers or contestants on Fear Factor. From Wordnik.com. [Rhetorical Questions] Reference
In one scene, she talks back to her mother, then compliantly turns to have her corset tightened. From Wordnik.com. [Our Titanic Love Affair] Reference
I can already tell you that China will deem them a success and my students will compliantly agree. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-07-01] Reference
Our take is that they went out, they were inspecting a ship, compliantly and according to U.N. rules. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007] Reference
And the media, compliantly, have turned over at least two news cycles to the "Is Obama a sexist?" meme. From Wordnik.com. [Obama On Lipstick Controversy: Attacks Media, Says "Enough Is Enough"] Reference
She raised her eyebrows and gave me a comical look, but compliantly went round to the passenger's seat. From Wordnik.com. [Blood Sports]
Predictably, Griffey stood compliantly while Tara tried to avoid pulling his entire coat off by the roots. From Wordnik.com. [Missing Justice]
The man shifted his grip compliantly, and lifted his end of the bier as lightly as if it had been a child they carried. From Wordnik.com. [A River So Long] Reference
Congress doesn't even figure in this scheme except as a passive bystander, compliantly cheering on the commander-in-chief. From Wordnik.com. [Jacob Heilbrunn: Bush Expands His Unilateral Warfare Doctrine] Reference
Maria Dolores puzzled, compliantly guarding her tone. From Wordnik.com. [My Friend Prospero] Reference
Trading compliantly adds to a company's cost of doing business. From Wordnik.com. [IndustryWeek Forums - Chain Reactions] Reference
The gig is to get us all compliantly paying eco taxes - for ever!. From Wordnik.com. [Watts Up With That?] Reference
Luckily, automation offers an economical way to trade compliantly. From Wordnik.com. [IndustryWeek Forums - Chain Reactions] Reference
But she undertook this compliantly, willingly and without coercion. From Wordnik.com. [getreading - Reading Post - RSS feed] Reference
We are told that we have to follow systems compliantly, but not here. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
School district officials uncritically and compliantly turned to CAIR for help. From Wordnik.com. [Jihad Watch] Reference
Steven Kotlinski says he was sitting compliantly during a traffic stop early on. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
Well, don't expect anyone to happily and compliantly join the group you're knocking. From Wordnik.com. [AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed] Reference
"They are sketching you," said Colville, and she sank compliantly into her seat again. From Wordnik.com. [Indian Summer] Reference
The truth doesn't always glide out so compliantly; sometimes it struggles to be heard. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
Steven Kotlinski says he was sitting compliantly during a traffic stop early on New Year's. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
He began pacing from the hearthrug to the window and back again, while she sat down compliantly. From Wordnik.com. [The Song of the Lark] Reference
Maybe if the government wasn't trying so hard to disarm us, this guy would have chilled compliantly. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com] Reference
"That's true," she replied compliantly; "and you've got more call to know than I have, for I've never 'been there.'". From Wordnik.com. [The Zeit-Geist] Reference
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