duteous

[doo-tee-uhs, dyoo-]

du·te·ous

[doo-tee-uhs, dyoo-]
adjective
dutiful; obedient.

Origin:
1585–95; duty + -ous

du·te·ous·ly, adverb
du·te·ous·ness, noun
un·du·te·ous, adjective
un·du·te·ous·ly, adverb
un·du·te·ous·ness, noun
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Duteous is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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duteous (ˈdjuːtɪəs)
 
adj
formal, archaic or dutiful; obedient
 
'duteously
 
adv
 
'duteousness
 
n

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