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BNC: 19494 COCA: 19141

dutiful

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dutiful /ˈduːtɪfəl/ Brit /ˈdjuːtɪfəl/ adjective
dutiful
/ˈduːtɪfəl/ Brit /ˈdjuːtɪfəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of DUTIFUL
[more dutiful; most dutiful]
: doing what is expected of you尽职的;恭顺的;顺从的

— dutifully

/ˈduːtɪfli/ Brit /ˈdjuːtɪfli/ adverb
BNC: 19494 COCA: 19141

dutiful

adjective

du·​ti·​ful ˈdü-ti-fəl How to pronounce dutiful (audio)
 also  ˈdyü-
1
: filled with or motivated by a sense of duty
a dutiful child
2
: proceeding from or expressive of a sense of duty
a dutiful effort
dutifully adverb
dutifulness noun

Example Sentences

the dutiful way he took care of his sick mother the family showed a dutiful deference to their minister when he came to dinner
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Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dutiful was in 1552
BNC: 19494 COCA: 19141

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