duteous

[ doo-tee-uhs, dyoo- ]

/ ˈdu ti əs, ˈdyu- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR duteous ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

dutiful; obedient.

Origin of duteous

First recorded in 1585–95; duty + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM duteous

du·te·ous·ly, adverbdu·te·ous·ness, nounun·du·te·ous, adjectiveun·du·te·ous·ly, adverb

un·du·te·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby duteous

Dutch uncle, Dutch West India Company, Dutch West Indies, Dutch wife, Dutchwoman, duteous, dutiable, dutiful, Dutton, duty, duty-bound

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Example sentences from the Web for duteous

My uncle and I, his rightful and duteous heir, offer the King devoted homage and unswerving fealty.
The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete|Madame La Marquise De Montespan
What I did was in oblivion of self; was from a duteous regard to his genuine and lasting happiness.
Jane Talbot|Charles Brockden Brown
May God bless, as I now bless, the duteous son, who was the last to leave his mother.
Captain Paul|Alexandre Dumas, Pere
Ever from infancy (save in that frantic passion for which I now despise myself), I have obeyed you, I trust, as a duteous son.
My Novel, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

Both females and males, healed by my lays, to the Poet ere long will you be fulfilling your duteous vows.
Remedia A Moris or, The Remedy Of Love|Ovid

British Dictionary definitions for duteous

duteous

/ (ˈdjuːtɪəs) /

adjective

formal, or archaic dutiful; obedient

Derived forms of duteous

duteously, adverbduteousness, noun

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单词	duteous
释义	duteous [ doo-tee-uhs, dyoo- ] / ˈdu ti əs, ˈdyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR duteous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective dutiful; obedient. Origin of duteous First recorded in 1585–95; duty + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM duteous du·te·ous·ly, adverbdu·te·ous·ness, nounun·du·te·ous, adjectiveun·du·te·ous·ly, adverb un·du·te·ous·ness, noun Words nearby duteous Dutch uncle, Dutch West India Company, Dutch West Indies, Dutch wife, Dutchwoman, duteous, dutiable, dutiful, Dutton, duty, duty-bound Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for duteous My uncle and I, his rightful and duteous heir, offer the King devoted homage and unswerving fealty. The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, Complete\|Madame La Marquise De Montespan What I did was in oblivion of self; was from a duteous regard to his genuine and lasting happiness. Jane Talbot\|Charles Brockden Brown May God bless, as I now bless, the duteous son, who was the last to leave his mother. Captain Paul\|Alexandre Dumas, Pere Ever from infancy (save in that frantic passion for which I now despise myself), I have obeyed you, I trust, as a duteous son. My Novel, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton Both females and males, healed by my lays, to the Poet ere long will you be fulfilling your duteous vows. Remedia A Moris or, The Remedy Of Love\|Ovid British Dictionary definitions for duteous duteous / (ˈdjuːtɪəs) / adjective formal, or archaic dutiful; obedient Derived forms of duteous duteously, adverbduteousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to duteous compliant, deferential, faithful, loyal, obedient, regardful, respectful
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duteous

adjective

Origin of duteous

OTHER WORDS FROM duteous

Words nearby duteous

Example sentences from the Web for duteous

British Dictionary definitions for duteous

adjective

Derived forms of duteous

Words related to duteous