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du·ti·ful
dutiful
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- pronunciation:
- du
tih
fl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
carrying out one's duties or responsibilities as required or expected.
She was a dutiful daughter-in-law, but she felt no real love for her husband's difficult mother.- synonyms:
- conscientious, duteous, faithful, loyal
- antonyms:
- delinquent, remiss
- similar words:
- accommodating, compliant, dependable, diligent, lawful, obedient, observant, punctilious, reliable, responsible, scrupulous, willing
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definition 2: |
displaying or filled with a sense of duty.
- synonyms:
- duteous, responsible
- similar words:
- diligent, loyal, obliging, punctilious, willing
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related words: |
good, respectful |
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derivations: |
dutifully (adv.), dutifulness (n.) |
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