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dutiful

adj

Etymology

From duty + -ful.

  1. inherited from -te
  2. derived from dewe
  3. derived from duete
  4. suffixed as dutiful — “duty + ful”

Definitions

  1. Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without…

    Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.

    • Ralph was a dutiful child, and took the trash out without being told.
    • And when blondes and beautiful are multiple / They become so dull and dutiful

  2. Pertaining to one's duty

    Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA