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Hungarian
Etymology
From szó (“word”) + fogadó (“taking, receiving, accepting”). Compare szót fogad (“to obey, comply”, chiefly of a child).
Pronunciation
Adjective
szófogadó (comparative szófogadóbb, superlative legszófogadóbb)
- obedient, dutiful (willing to comply with orders)
- Synonym: engedelmes
- Antonyms: engedetlen, szófogadatlan, rakoncátlan, vásott
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Further reading
- szófogadó in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN