DUTIFUL
\djˈuːtɪfə͡l], \djˈuːtɪfəl], \d_j_ˈuː_t_ɪ_f_əl]\
Definitions of DUTIFUL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";
By Princeton University
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willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Controlled by, proceeding from, a sense of duty; respectful; deferential; as, dutiful affection.
By Oddity Software
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Controlled by, proceeding from, a sense of duty; respectful; deferential; as, dutiful affection.
By Noah Webster.
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Respectful; obedient to parents or superiors.
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Dutifully.
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Dutifulness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Dutifully.
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Dutifulness.
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Performing the duties of one's position; submissive; respectful.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Performing the duties or obligations required by law, justice, or propriety; obedient; submissive; expressive of respect or a sense of duty; required by duty.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Obedient, submissive to natural or legal superiors; expressive of respect, reverential.
By Thomas Sheridan
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