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Duteous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Obedient or dutiful.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Obsequious; submissively obedient.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed; obedient.

adj. Subservient; obsequious.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Dutiful; obedient; subservient.

Pertaining to or required by duty.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect

Word Usage

"But the Trojans were dying, first for their fatherland, fairest fame to win; whomso the sword laid low, all these found friends to bear their bodies home and were laid to rest in the bosom of their native land, their funeral rites all duly paid by duteous hands."

Equivalent

obedient

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

dutiful obedient subservient obsequious

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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