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单词 dutiful
释义

dutiful

adjective

du·​ti·​ful ˈdü-ti-fəl How to pronounce dutiful (audio)
 also  ˈdyü-
1
: filled with or motivated by a sense of duty
a dutiful child
2
: proceeding from or expressive of a sense of duty
a dutiful effort
dutifully
ˈd(y)ü-ti-f(ə-)lē How to pronounce dutiful (audio)
adverb
dutifulness
ˈd(y)ü-ti-fəl-nəs How to pronounce dutiful (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • deferent
  • deferential
  • regardful
  • respectful
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Example Sentences

the dutiful way he took care of his sick mother the family showed a dutiful deference to their minister when he came to dinner
Recent Examples on the Web Lake has served as a dutiful mouthpiece for Trump's false claims of election fraud. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 8 Aug. 2022 Scott McLaughlin was there as a dutiful Penske driver. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Aug. 2022 All the hallmarks were there: tender earnestness from Kiedis, dutiful drumming from Chad Smith, funky bass rhythms from Flea and soulful shredding from guitarist John Frusciante, who rejoined the band for the third time in 2019. San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2022 Who wants to be the dutiful, self-sacrificing first wife, anyway? Emma Specter, Vogue, 21 July 2022 Jane’s new talents don’t do much for the story and read as a dutiful nod to women’s empowerment (thanks). New York Times, 7 July 2022 Closing out the Tribeca Film Festival, the dutiful film charts the civil rights leader’s life from his early days as a teenage preacher up until his eulogy at George Floyd’s funeral in 2020. Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2022 The styling combined dutiful obeisance to Franco Scaglione’s Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale with new elements like a face featuring bi-xenon headlamps. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 20 June 2022 In the patriarchal society, women are relegated to being dutiful, subservient wives or, for the fertile nonbelievers, enslaved people to the religious upper class with the sole purpose of bearing children for the man of the house. Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 24 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

dutiful

adjective

du·​ti·​ful ˈdü-ti-fəl How to pronounce dutiful (audio)
ˈdyü-
: doing or showing the willingness to do what is expected or required
a dutiful child

dutiful

adjective

as in respectful
marked by or showing proper regard for another's higher status the family showed a dutiful deference to their minister when he came to dinner

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • respectful
  • deferent
  • regardful
  • deferential
  • reverent
  • polite
  • worshipful
  • gracious
  • reverential
  • civil
  • obsequious
  • servile
  • sycophantic
  • fawning
  • courteous
  • venerating
  • subservient
  • toadying
  • kowtowing
  • genuflecting
  • hagiographic
  • groveling
  • grovelling
  • hagiographical
  • kid-glove
  • kid-gloved

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disrespectful
  • abusive
  • undutiful
  • insulting
  • offensive
  • contemptuous
  • impudent
  • demeaning
  • scornful
  • irreverent
  • disparaging
  • derogatory
  • insolent
  • depreciatory
  • depreciative
  • rude
  • discourteous
  • uncivil
  • belittling
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