Dutiful - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈduːtɪfl|  American pronunciation of the word dutiful
Brit.  |ˈdjuːtɪfʊl|  British pronunciation of the word dutiful

adjective

- willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect (syn: duteous)
a dutiful child
a dutiful citizen

Extra examples

...the family showed a dutiful deference to their minister when he came to dinner...

...thanks to the efforts of his dutiful amanuensis, copies of most of the author's letters and unpublished manuscripts have been preserved...

For years I had tried to be a compliant and dutiful wife.

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