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[ doo-tuh-fuhl, dyoo- ] / ˈdu tə fəl, ˈdyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dutiful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveperforming the duties expected or required of one; characterized by doing one's duty: a dutiful citizen; a dutiful child. required by duty; proceeding from or expressive of a sense of duty: dutiful attention. Origin of dutifulFirst recorded in 1545–55; duty + -ful SYNONYMS FOR dutiful1 respectful, docile, submissive, duteous. SEE SYNONYMS FOR dutiful ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM dutifuldu·ti·ful·ly, adverbqua·si-du·ti·ful, adjectivequa·si-du·ti·ful·ly, adverbun·du·ti·ful, adjective un·du·ti·ful·ly, adverb Words nearby dutifulDutch West Indies, Dutch wife, Dutchwoman, duteous, dutiable, dutiful, Dutton, duty, duty-bound, duty-free, duty-free shop Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dutifulShe appeared at his side, impish smile in place, dutiful, fragrantly rather than ferociously sexy, and—frustratingly—an adjunct. How Can Katie Holmes Escape Tom Cruise—and ‘Dawson’s Creek’?|Tim Teeman|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ibrahim made clear to Deputy Dennis Meyer that his daughter was a respectful and dutiful girl of Sudanese extraction. How ISIS’s Colorado Girls Were Caught|Michael Daly|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Revered and dutiful, he fought (and was injured) in World War II, and succeeded to the tile in 1953. For Sale: The $3M British Mountain—With Aristocratic Family Feud Included|Tom Sykes|August 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST But this detachment gives the biography a dutiful, going-through-the-motions tone. Clare Boothe Luce's Vapid Second Act|Wendy Smith|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is home to Papa Pilgrim, a literal-minded, self-fashioned prophet; his wife, Country Rose; and their 15 dutiful children. This Week’s Hot Reads, July 15, 2013|Sarah Stodola, Jen Vafidis, Damaris Colhoun|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST Save for this wild fancy of going to the Dauphin she hath ever been most dutiful. Joan of Arc|Lucy Foster Madison Mr. Starkweather made a dutiful struggle to be joyous about it, and succeeded only in producing a feeble smirk. This dutiful son laid down his pencil and effected a stiffly vertical attitude. The Fiend's Delight|Dod Grile I know that I am your son, and I want to be dutiful, but I have my own individuality as well. Spare the feelings of your dutiful parents, and get home in Christianable time.' The Pillars of the House, Vol. I (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge
British Dictionary definitions for dutiful
adjectiveexhibiting or having a sense of duty characterized by or resulting from a sense of dutya dutiful answer Derived forms of dutifuldutifully, adverbdutifulness, nounCollins 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 dutifulconscientious, binding, compliant, deferential, devoted, docile, faithful, obligatory, punctilious, regardful, respectful, submissive, duteous, reverential, incumbent on |