dutiful
Use Dutiful in a sentence
tə
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To dutiful
Collins
World English Dictionary
dutiful (ˈdjuːtɪfʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | exhibiting or having a sense of duty |
| 2. | characterized by or resulting from a sense of duty: a dutiful answer |
| 'dutifully | |
| —adv | |
| 'dutifulness | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Dutiful
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Many premières feel slack and dutiful, but this one had the fizz of a genuine event.
We will continue to work toward a complete understanding of our dutiful stewardship.
Yet, her dutiful approach to such chores did not earn her the political capital needed to break into the elected leadership ranks.
Although he took risks to try to stop the abduction, in the end he allegedly became one of its dutiful architects.
Related Searches
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
