morigerous C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /mɔˈrɪdʒərəs/ UK /mɒˈrɪdʒərəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj obedient; compliant or submissive The morigerous clerk never once questioned his employer's orders. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · obedient; compliant or... obedientcompliantsubmissivedeferentialobsequious ↔ Opposites defiantdisobedientrebellious Word family Derived forms morigerously Etymology AI details From Latin mōrigerus ('compliant, obedient'), from mōs ('custom, will') + gerere ('to bear, carry, manage'). mōrigerus Latin mōs Latin gerere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # morigerous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /mɔˈrɪdʒərəs/ **IPA (UK):** /mɒˈrɪdʒərəs/ ## Meanings 1. obedient; compliant or submissive ## Examples - The morigerous clerk never once questioned his employer's orders. ## Synonyms - obedient - compliant - submissive - deferential - obsequious ## Antonyms - defiant - disobedient - rebellious ## Derived Forms - morigerously ## Roots and Affixes - Root: mōrigerus - Root: mōs - Root: gerere ## Etymology From Latin mōrigerus ('compliant, obedient'), from mōs ('custom, will') + gerere ('to bear, carry, manage'). ## AI Etymology Morigerous comes from Latin mōrigerus ('compliant, obedient'), from mōs ('custom, will') + gerere ('to bear, carry, manage'). The etymological trail includes Latin mōrigerus, Latin mōs, Latin gerere. The same word family includes morigerously. Its current adjective use means "obedient; compliant or submissive". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown