dutiful
1Dutiful — Du ti*ful, a. 1. Performing, or ready to perform, the duties required by one who has the right to claim submission, obedience, or deference; submissive to natural or legal superiors; obedient, as to parents or superiors; as, a dutiful son or… …
2dutiful — index conscientious, faithful (loyal), law abiding, loyal, meritorious, moral, obedient, obeisant …
3dutiful — 1550s, from DUTY (Cf. duty) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Dutifully …
4dutiful — [adj] obedient binding, compliant, conscientious, deferential, devoted, docile, duteous, faithful, incumbent on, obligatory, punctilious, regardful, respectful, reverential, submissive; concept 542 Ant. betraying, disobedient, faithless,… …
5dutiful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ conscientiously fulfilling one s duty. DERIVATIVES dutifully adverb …
6dutiful — [do͞ot′i fəl, dyo͞ot′ifəl] adj. 1. showing, or resulting from, a sense of duty 2. having a proper sense of duty; obedient dutifully adv. dutifulness n …
7dutiful — dutifully, adv. /dooh teuh feuhl, dyooh /, adj. 1. performing the duties expected or required of one; characterized by doing one s duty: a dutiful citizen; a dutiful child. 2. required by duty; proceeding from or expressive of a sense of duty:… …
8dutiful — adjective Date: 1552 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 adverb • dutifulness noun …
9dutiful — adjective a) Accepting of ones 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. b) Pertaining to ones duty; demonstrative of ones sense of duty.… …
10dutiful — du|ti|ful [ˈdju:tıfəl US ˈdu: ] adj doing what you are expected to do and behaving in a loyal and obedient way ▪ a dutiful son ▪ Dutiful applause greeted his speech …
