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dutiful

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du⋅ti⋅ful

  [doo-tuh-fuhl, dyoo-]
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–adjective
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: dutiful attention.
Origin:
1545–55; duty + -ful

Related forms:
du⋅ti⋅ful⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. respectful, docile, submissive, duteous.
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du·ti·ful   (dōō'tĭ-fəl, dyōō'-)   
adj.  

  1. Careful to fulfill obligations.

  2. Expressing or filled with a sense of obligation.

du'ti·ful·ly adv., du'ti·ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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